Country Love
| Country Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wapah Ezeigwe |
| Written by | Wapah Ezeigwe |
| Starring | Divine Ahiwe Kelechi Michael Uzoamaka Onuoha |
| Cinematography | Victor Onwudiwe |
Production company | Pink Coffee Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English Igbo |
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Country Love is a 2022 LGBT romantic short film written and directed by Wapah Ezeigwe and produced by Pink Coffee Studios. The film screened at several international festivals, including the Oscar-qualifying Out On Film festival in Atlanta and the Canadian Screen Award-qualifying Vancouver Queer Film Festival.[2] The film's visual style was inspired by Dee Rees's Mudbound.[3]
Plot
Country Love follows the coming-of-age journeys of two individuals living in Nigeria amid the criminalization and social stigma surrounding homosexuality. After leaving his village fifteen years earlier, one of the protagonists returns home at the invitation of his sister. The film explores themes of truth, identity, difficult decision-making, and queer African liberation.[4]
Cast
Source[5]
- Kelechi Michaels as Kambili
- Divine Ahiwe as Ifediora
- Uzoamaka Onuoha as Nneka
Reception
Uzoma Ihejirika, writing for Open Country Magazine, described Country Love as a film that depicts the tenderness found within LGBTQ+ identities and relationships in Nigeria.[6] In an interview feature with Ezeigwe, Global Queer Cinema described Country Love as "a compelling debut from a Nigerian filmmaker... an evocative exploration of queer hopes and realities shaped by love, memories, and unforgiving social realities."[7]
It was announced that an Italian-language translation of the film was in development.[8]
References
- ↑ "Country Love (2022)". Archived from the original on 2026-06-09. Retrieved 2026-06-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Country Love: Cinelogue". cinelogue.com. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ artslounge (2022-02-26). "In Conversation with Wapah Ezeigwe". ARTS LOUNGE MAGAZINE. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "Country Love | COUNTRY LOVE | 2022 Out on Film Festival". watch.eventive.org. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ "FilmFlow.tv". filmflow.tv. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
- ↑ Ihejirika, Uzoma (2022-01-18). "Country Love Depicts Tenderness in LGBTQ+ Nigerian Life". Open Country Mag. Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-06-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Country Love (2022)". globalqueercinema.com. Archived from the original on 2026-06-09. Retrieved 2026-06-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Adelard (2022-09-19). "Country Love, a nigerian film with a femme queer identity as a lead character". Gay Christian Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-09.
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- 2022 films
- 2022 short films
- 2022 English-language films
- 2022 LGBTQ-related films
- 2022 Nigerian films
- 2022 romantic drama films
- Drama short films
- Nigerian romantic drama films
- Nigerian LGBTQ-related films
- English-language Nigerian films
- Igbo-language films
- Gay-related films
- 2020s LGBTQ-related drama films
- LGBTQ culture in Africa
