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WHEN A FARM GOES AFLAME

by Jide Tom Akinleminu

synopsis

A young Nigerian leaves his village at the end of the 1960s and goes to Denmark to study. There he meets his future wife. Together they move to Nigeria and start a family. But 16 years later, circumstances in a politically tense and unstable Nigeria force the family to go back. It may be better for the children to grow up and go to school in Denmark but the husband has reservations. He cannot imagine moving there permanently. Shortly before the family is about to leave Nigeria, he decides to stay. He starts a second family in Nigeria, but hides this from his Danish wife for fear of hurting her. His secret is only uncovered after thirty years of their long-distance marriage.

international title: When a farm goes aflame
original title: When a farm goes aflame
country: Germany
year: 2021
genre: documentary
directed by: Jide Tom Akinleminu
film run: 112'
cinematography by: Jide Tom Akinleminu
film editing: Maja Tennstedt
producer: Florian Schewe
executive producer: Yan Schoenefeld
production: Film Five

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