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  • 2014
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2014
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary The Supreme Price traces the evolution of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Nigeria and efforts to increase the participation of women in leadership roles. Following the annulment of her father’s victory in Nigeria’s Presidential Election and her mother’s assassination by agents of the military dictatorship, Hafsat Abiola faces the challenge...

  • 2014
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2014
  • 1 h 15 m

The Supreme Price

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Summary The Supreme Price traces the evolution of the Pro-Democracy Movement in Nigeria and efforts to increase the participation of women in leadership roles. Following the annulment of her father’s victory in Nigeria’s Presidential Election and her mother’s assassination by agents of the military dictatorship, Hafsat Abiola faces the challenge...

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90
Oct 6, 2014
With beauty, brains and dignity to burn, Hafsat Abiola inherits her mother’s mantle and offers riveting insight into the contradictions of a dynasty of reformist aristocracy.
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90
Sep 30, 2014
Lipper does an excellent job of using her film as a vehicle for the voices and concerns of Nigerians, and especially of Nigerian women, who are traditionally expected to stay at home while men operate in the public sphere. But Lipper does not limit her camera to political struggles.
By Diana Clarke FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 2, 2014
Unlike documentaries that tie things up in a tidy bow, Supreme Price wants viewers to understand that the status of democracy in Nigeria remains very much in flux.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 2, 2014
Though it doesn't answer every question it raises and may occasionally confuse the uninitiated, the polished film easily stirs indignation.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 2, 2014
Joanna Lipper’s documentary shapes one country’s recent history into an accessible and tragic family drama.
By Anita Gates FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Oct 3, 2014
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Website http://www.joannalipper.com/filmmaker/supreme-price
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Awards

African International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
African Movie Academy Awards
• 1 Nomination
Grierson Awards
• 1 Nomination

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