A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 2015
Original Title:
Break Fruit
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 10
In a city with unbreathable air, a young woman pays a farewell visit to her older lover, a widower who became agoraphobic after his wife’s death. Both immigrants, they argue over her impending return to Nigeria from their place in diaspora, charting an emotional path together through fear, loss, and a thirst for freedom, all marked by an underlying secret. It’s a story of exile, homecoming, what gets left behind, and the truths that change everything.
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