Iddrisu (Jacob Ayanaba) is an aspiring medical student in Ghana. When his father is suddenly killed in a motorcycle accident, Iddrisu is asked to return to the poor rural village of Nakom where he was raised and where the remainder of his family lives.
The Chief of the village will urge Iddrisu to suspend his studies and stay to help his family with the upcoming harvest, especially since his father left an unpaid debt to his uncle, whereby under the traditions of the community his uncle could take over the household including taking Iddrisu's mother as his new wife.
It will not be easy, as Iddrisu will have to contend with a slackard brother, the interpersonal conflicts of the family, and the expressions of frustration from the female relatives who also want to improve their education and status in life.
This is mostly a low-key deliberately paced movie that was quite interesting and educational to me, as I saw the rather fascinating local customs and traditions of Nakom. The sense of realism was stark, and that would make sense since I read most of the cast were locals and non-actors.
All in all, I found this film engaging, as I was able to learn new things and get the old brain cells working. To be honest, I understood the ending but I felt it was too abrupt and kind of unexpected after all that had preceded it.
One final note: I found the subtitles to be quite small so I had to view pretty much the entire movie in the zoom mode.
The Chief of the village will urge Iddrisu to suspend his studies and stay to help his family with the upcoming harvest, especially since his father left an unpaid debt to his uncle, whereby under the traditions of the community his uncle could take over the household including taking Iddrisu's mother as his new wife.
It will not be easy, as Iddrisu will have to contend with a slackard brother, the interpersonal conflicts of the family, and the expressions of frustration from the female relatives who also want to improve their education and status in life.
This is mostly a low-key deliberately paced movie that was quite interesting and educational to me, as I saw the rather fascinating local customs and traditions of Nakom. The sense of realism was stark, and that would make sense since I read most of the cast were locals and non-actors.
All in all, I found this film engaging, as I was able to learn new things and get the old brain cells working. To be honest, I understood the ending but I felt it was too abrupt and kind of unexpected after all that had preceded it.
One final note: I found the subtitles to be quite small so I had to view pretty much the entire movie in the zoom mode.