Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
2023
91'
English subtitles
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A portrait of an exceptional woman, the mother of musician Fela Kuti: a resistance fighter, an activist and a feminist before her time, she fought alongside Nigerian women to obtain their rights, not hesitating to take on colonists and tribal kings.By urging women to resist the unjust imposition of a tax, Funmilayo will be at the heart of a widespread revolution that would see Nigerian women become part of the previously all-male union of Egbaland chiefs.
When the Republic of Kalakuta, a haven for musical creation created by her son Fela Kuti, including the family home and recording studio, was invaded and ransacked by soldiers, Funmilayo was defenestrated.
An illuminating biopic on the life of an extraordinary woman.
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BAP Productions / Nigeria / Anieze Osakwe / anieze@terrakulture.com