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MOTHER OF GEORGE

Director:

  Andrew Dosunmu
  

Year Released:

  2013

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

n/a out of 5

Key Performances:

  Bukky Ajayi
  Yaya Alafia
  Isaach De Bankolé
  Danai Gurira
  Anthony Okungbowa
Movie Haiku:So much to love in this story of a woman from a traditional Nigerian family desperate to conceive a child, but screenplay by Darci Picoult leaves too many plot holes in need of filling. Gurira is luminous in the role, but alas, also too old to be who she is supposed to be without a backstory to anchor her. Great cinematography, by itself, only get us so far. Not yet seen by Rich.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2013