The Lost Cafe (2018)

Directed by

Kenneth Gyang

Genre

drama film

Country

Nigeria, Norway

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Nigerian graduate student moves to Norway to study filmmaking. There she meets an elderly man who carries hidden secrets.

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What happens

The Lost Café is a 2018 Nigerian drama film directed by Kenneth Gyang and produced by Regina Idu Udalor. The film stars Tunde Aladese and Anders Lidin Hansen with Jenny Bonden, Tayo Citadel, and Anita Daniels in supporting roles. The film tells the story about a Nigerian graduate student who moved to Norway to study to become a film director, where she met an elderly man with secrets. The film was released through Netflix on 31 July 2020 which is the Netflix debut for Regina Udalor. The film received mostly positive critics acclaim and screened worldwide. In 2018 at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, the film was nominated for seven awards: Achievement in Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Film, Best Nigerian Film, Achievement in Cinematography and Achievement in Sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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