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7.5 0h 12m

Festival of Slaps

A Nigerian mother slaps her son so hard his life flashes before his eyes, in this humorous dissection of cultural stereotypes.

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Top Cast

  • Kemi Lofinmakin

    Kemi Lofinmakin

    Mrs Adeyemi

  • Tom Moutchi

    Tom Moutchi

    Ade

  • Femi Ogunjobi

    Femi Ogunjobi

    Mr Adeyemi

  • Josh Tedeku

    Josh Tedeku

    Young Ade

  • Isabella Sylvester

    Isabella Sylvester

    Jess

  • Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi

    Tomi Egbowon-Ogunjobi

    Mrs Adeyemi’s Friend

  • Aston Poku

    Aston Poku

    Younger Ade

  • Ozioma Ihesiene

    Ozioma Ihesiene

    Emma

  • Tom Bonington

    Tom Bonington

    Waiter

Overview

A Nigerian mother slaps her son so hard his life flashes before his eyes, in this humorous dissection of cultural stereotypes.

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7.5 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jan 28, 2024

    I can't help but wonder if auteur Abdou Cisse had maybe just a little skin in the game as "Ade" receives a clout from his mum (Kemi Lofinmakin). This particular clip round the ear causes the character to reminisce about the role of the "slap" in his life - from childhood punishment to frustrated chastisement to a potentially life saving function on his own child! It's quite a quirky short narrative that demonstrates that regardless of colour or creed this brand of light reprimand can emanate from a myriad of emotions too - like love, or frustration, exasperation or, of course, just being cross with - in this case - a rather unthinking and petulant teenager. A clever idea with which we can all relate, and it packs quite a bit in for 12 minutes. We even learn that 1970 was a good year for Sauvignon Blanc!

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