THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS

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AFRIKAMERA: THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS

Agbajowo Collective I Nigeria/ Germany/ South Africa/ USA 2024 I OmeU I 101 min

FR 14 NOV I18:00 I FSK KINO

Followed by a discussion with Bisola Akinmuyiwa.

Single mother Jawu bears the mark of a warrior king as a birthmark on her back, but lives in modest circumstances with her son in the fictional community of Agbojedo, a floating waterfront community in the Lagos lagoon that is threatened with eviction. She sells local food at the local market and saves up for a better future for herself and her son Daniel.

When she accidentally discovers a bag full of cash hidden on behalf of a corrupt local politician named Abisoro , her life takes a radical turn. She is faced with the choice of using the money for her own existence or using it as a weapon against the oppressors...

A cross between documentary fiction and revenge thriller, the story of the Agbajowo collective is a radical call for justice - born out of lived experience. THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS is based on the real-life experiences of the Egun fishing community of Otodo Gbame, an informal waterfront settlement in Lagos. Between November 2016 and April 2017, more than 30,000 residents of this community were violently and forcibly displaced.

The film celebrated its world premiere in the "Centrepiece" program of the Toronto International Film Festival.

THE AGBAJOWO COLLECTIVE consists of Okechukwu Samuel, Ogungbamila Temitope, Akinmuyiwa Bisola, Atinkpo Elijah, Edukpo Tina as well as James Tayler and Mathew Cerf - filmmakers and storytellers, some of them from the directly affected communities in Lagos that were affected by evictions in 2016 and 2017.

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Price information:

Tickets: 11,50 €, reduced: 9,50 € Berlin-Pass: 6,50 € plus booking fee.