Arquivo / 49ª mostra

The film follows the routine of the protagonists Mofe, a factory technician, and Rosa, a hairdresser, in Lagos, Nigeria. After Mofe loses his family and Rosa fails to deliver on a promise, their travel plans collapse forcing them to reconsider living abroad. As time passes and wounds heal, they learn the future they desperately seek can be built at home. With a dramatic but everyday narrative, the feature explores the first step of the socioeconomic ladder, in which status, color skin, family structures and money are connected.

Presented at Berlin International Film Festival.