This Is My Desire
2020 · Movie · 116 min
★ 6.3(10)unSUB Rating
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
Also known as Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
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Streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2021-04-18
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.5/10 (10 votes)
Themes
- europe
- migration
- lagos
- 16mm film
Cast & crew
Jude Akuwudike
as Mofe
Temi Ami-Williams
as Rosa
Tomiwa Edun
as Seyi
Cynthia Ebijie
as Grace
Jacob Alexander
as Peter
- CO
Chioma Omeruah
as Mama Esther
- SD
Sadiq Daba
as Jakpor
Toyin Oshinaike
as Vincent
- FN
Fortune Nwafor
as Wisdom
Bimbo Manuel
as Clarence
Directed by Chuko Esiri, Arie Esiri