The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

09/06/2024

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1hr 40min

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Drama

STORY

Jawu bears the mark of a warrior king but lives humbly, selling swallows at the local market, saving up for the better future she’s determined to build for herself and her son. The pair reside in the Agbojedo community, a floating slum planted in the lagoon that gives Lagos its name. Just as rumours begin circulating regarding government plans for new developments that would raze their homes, Jawu spies a corrupt politician burying a nest egg of cash. Struck by her good fortune, she takes the money for herself, thinking this might be her way out. Jawu doesn’t know that she is destined for a bigger battle that is yet to come.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Temi Ami-Williams
  • Adebowale Adedayo
  • Kachi Okechukwu
  • Gerard Avlessi
  • Teniola Aladese

    Directors

  • Bisola Akinmuyiwa
  • Temitope Ogungbamila
  • James Tayler
  • Mathew Cerf
  • Samuel Okechukwu

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Slum Dwellers International
  • Justice & Empowerment Initiatives
  • Nigerian Slum / Informal Settlement Federation
  • Die Gesellschaft DGS
  • Raconteur Productions

    Production Countries

  • Germany
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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