Abeni (2006)
- Directed by
- Tunde Kelani
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Nigeria, Benin
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A love story unfolds across the border between Benin and Nigeria. The film shows how colonial history creates a social divide between two neighboring people.
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What happens
Abeni is a two-part 2007 Nigerian-Beninese romance film produced and directed by Tunde Kelani. It depicts the social divide that occurs as a result of colonialism despite the geographical proximity between Benin and Nigeria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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