Mortal Inheritance

Mortal Inheritance
Directed by Andy Amenechi
Produced by Zeb Ejiro
Written by Bond Emeruwa, Andy Amenechi
Starring Fred Amata, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Kunle Bamtefa
Music by Abay Esho
Release dates
1996
Running time
104 minutes
Country Nigeria
Language English

Mortal Inheritance is an award winning Nigerian film produced by Zeb Ejiro, directed by Andy Amenechi and written by Bond Emeruwa. [1]

Plot

Mortal Inheritance is a romantic drama about a woman dealing with sickle-cell anaemia, the plot also delevs into cultural resistance to inter ethnic marriages in Nigeria. The protagonist of the story is Kemi, a Yoruba lady with sickle cell anemia, the part was played by Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. She beat the odds of dying young as a sickle cell carrier and upon reaching adulthood, she fell in love with Chike, an Igbo man. But when she realised that Chike has the AS genotype or a sickle cell trait, she ended the relationship.[2]


References

  1. "Mortal inheritance (1996)". Penn libraries, VCat: Video Catalog. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. Onwumechili, Chuka, and Ndolo, Ikechukwu, eds. Re-imagining Development Communication in Africa. Blue Ridge Summit, US: Lexington Books, 2012. P. 126

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