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Summary Adenike (Danai Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé) are a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following the joyous celebration of the their wedding, complications arise out of their inability to conceive a child - a problem that devastates their family and defies cultural expectations, leading Adenike to make a shocking decision that ...

Directed By: Andrew Dosunmu

Written By: Darci Picoult

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Summary Adenike (Danai Gurira) and Ayodele (Isaach De Bankolé) are a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. Following the joyous celebration of the their wedding, complications arise out of their inability to conceive a child - a problem that devastates their family and defies cultural expectations, leading Adenike to make a shocking decision that ...

Directed By: Andrew Dosunmu

Written By: Darci Picoult

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Production Company Maybach Film Productions, Parts and Labor, Loveless, SimonSays Entertainment, Fried Alligator Films
Release Date Sep 13, 2013
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating R
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Black Reel Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
3 Nominations