Andrew
Dosunmu's seductive immigrant drama Mother of George will be released by Oscilloscope
Laboratories on September 13, 2013 - likely in a limited release to start.
The
visually-stunning drama is about Brooklyn’s Yoruba community and it stars Danai
Gurira as Adenike, who weds the charismatic Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé), the
owner of a small Nigerian restaurant in Brooklyn. Their traditional wedding
culminates in a ceremony where Adenike is named for her yet-to-be-conceived
son, George. But as the months pass without pregnancy, Adenike faces
uncomfortable and unfamiliar choices in her desperate struggle to save her
marriage.
Other
casts are Yaya Alafia, Tony Okungbowa, Bukky Ajayi and Angelique Kidjo.
Dosunmu
is a Nigerian born fashion photographer and filmmaker; he is the director of
the 2011 drama film, Restless City which premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film
Festival.
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