The Agbajowo Collective bring a lively mix of legend and community struggle to a fable grounded in Nigeria's real-life mass evictions. In 2017, the state government and corrupt police colluded to burn out and bulldoze the waterside shanty town of Otodo-Gbame, leaving thousands homeless. Those who resisted were beaten, jailed or worse. In the fictionalised version - called Agbojedo - young mother Jawu, living in the floating slums on the lagoon that gives Lagos its name, is compelled by the spirit of the great warrior king Egbaezen to stand firm against these forced evictions, unifying her poor but loyal community behind her in an epic multi-genre adventure containing a stash of extorted money and a magical African Grey parrot.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
Temiloluwa Ami-Williams, Kachi Okechukwu, Teniola Adelesi, Adosu Segun Segara, Agunto Noray, Debo Adedayo, Gerard Avlessi

um filme de / a film by / un film de / ein film von :
James Tayler, Bisola Akinmuyiwa, Elijah Segun Atinkpo, Tina Edukpo, Samuel Okechukwu, Temitope Ogungbamila, Mathew Cerf

Nigeria, South Africa, Germany and United States of America (USA) | 2024 | Fiction, 1h41


Content advisory | Avertissements :
Depictions of suicide; violence, mature themes | Ce film comporte des scènes de suicide, de violence, non adaptées au jeune public

Titles | Titres :
THE LEGEND OF THE VAGABOND QUEEN OF LAGOS

Type : FICTION
GENRE | Genre : DRAMA | DRAME
DURATION | DURÉE : 101 minutes (1h41)
Year | Année : 2024
Language | Langues : Pidgin and English | Pidgin et anglais
Subtitle | Sous-titres : English and Arabic | Anglais, Arabe
Country | Pays : Nigeria, South Africa, Germany and United States of America (USA) | Nigéria, Afrique du Sud, Allemagne et Etats-Unis d'Amérique (USA)

Producer | Producteurs :
Bisola Akinmuyiwa, James Tayler, Mathew Cerf, Andrew Maki, Megan Chapman, Mohammed Zanna, Mustapha Emmanuel, Michael Henrichs

REGISSEUR / REALIZADORES / DIRECTORS / RÉALISATEURS :
James Tayler,
Bisola Akinmuyiwa,
Elijah Segun Atinkpo,
Tina Edukpo,
Samuel Okechukwu,
Temitope Ogungbamila,
Mathew Cerf

Screenwriters | Scénaristes :
The Agbajowo Collective
(Bisola Akinmuyiwa, Elijah Segun Atinkpo, Tina Edukpo, James Tayler, Mathew Cerf, Samuel Okechukwu, Temitope Ogungbamila)

Cinematographer | Directeur Photo :
Leo Purman

Sound | Son :
Pius Fatoke
Sadiq Adebayo

Editing | Montage :
Khalid Shamis
Mathew Cerf
Yiqing Yu

Original Score (Music) | Musique :
Michael "Truth" Ogunlade

Production Designer | Décors :
Bola Belo

Costume Designers | Costumes :
Yahaya Muyinat
Victor Eniola

PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Slum Dwellers International
Justice & Empowerment Initiatives
Nigerian Slum / Informal Settlement Federation
Die Gesellschaft DGS
Raconteur Productions

Publicist | Attaché de Presse :
Taka PR

International Sales Agent | Ventes Internationales :
Rushlake Media

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Rushlake Media
Breite Str. 48-50 | 50667 Cologne, Germany
Tel: +49 221 588 321-80 | Fax: +49 221 588 321-85
info(@)rushlake-media.com | www.rushlake-media.com/contact-us/


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2025 | FESPACO 2025 (23 Fév. au 1er mars)

/// 2024 | World Premiere | Toronto International Film Festival - TIFF Toronto - Canada

/// 2024 | Selection | Red Sea FilmFest | Djeddah - Saudi Arabia


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- https://redseafilmfest.com/en/rsiff_film/the-legend-of-the-vagabond-queen-of-lagos/
- https://tiff.net/events/the-legend-of-the-vagabond-queen-of-lagos
- www.rushlake-media.com/
Updated by Thierno DIA, 05 Dec 2024