After a while it's hard to take Dosunmu's barrage of off-center compositions ... dialogue sequences that have the actor converse with empty space, and close-ups that reduce faces and objects to blobs of light.
Overview
A Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads to a shocking decision that could either save or destroy them.
Director and cast
- Andrew Dosunmu Director
- Isaach de Bankolé as Ayodele Balogun
- Danai Gurira as Adenike Olumide Balogen
- Yaya DaCosta as Sade Bakare
- Tony Okungbowa as Biyi Balogen
- Bukky Ajayi as Ma Ayo Balogun
- Angélique Kidjo as Ma Nike
- Mutiyat Ade-Salu as Helen / Bridesmaid
- Mohamed Dione as Groomsman
- Esosa Edosomwan as Bridesmaid
- Kehinde Koyejo as Bridesmaid
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It takes about 60 seconds before the elegant "Mother of George" has you firmly inside the world it has created.
Serious cinema of the globalist sort.
In the end, "George" becomes almost as irritating as that mother-in-law.
It's a powerfully sensual movie, gorgeously lensed colors and textures conveying its characters emotional states while thoughtfully exploring the range of human sexuality through Adenike's experience.
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