''Anchor Baby'' is a Nigerian

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film written, directed and produced by

Lonzo Nzekwe Lonzo Nzekwe is a Toronto, Canada-based filmmaker. He creates transnational Nigerian content, including Anchor Baby, his 2010 debut film which became the first Nollywood film available on iTunes. Anchor Baby was released on Netflix on May 20, 20 ...

and starring

Omoni Oboli Omoni Oboli (born 22 April 1978) is a Nigerian actress, scriptwriter, film director, producer and digital filmmaker. She studied at the New York Film Academy and has written several screenplays, including The Figurine (2009), ''Anchor Baby'' (2 ...

Sam Sarpong Samuel Osei Sarpong Jr. (19 December 1974 – 26 October 2015) was a British actor, supermodel, and musician. He performed in over sixty feature films and fifty-five television shows, including such films as ''Carmen The Hip Hopera'', '' Love D ...

and Terri Oliver. At the 2010

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in New York, the film won the award for ''Best Film'' and

, the protagonist of the film, was awarded the ''Best Actress'' award. The film received two nominations at the

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Plot

A married

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

couple, Joyce and Paul Unanga, living illegally in the

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, has been ordered to leave the country by U.S. immigration. They decide that they will leave, but only after Joyce, who is five months pregnant, delivers her baby in the United States to guarantee automatic U.S. citizenship for their child. Thus ignoring the deportation order, the couple goes into hiding. When Paul is caught and deported, leaving Joyce to fend for herself, she struggles on her own to survive. Bureaucracy keeps getting in the way of Joyce achieving her goal and just as she is about to give up hope, she meets Susan, a married freelance writer who offers to help in the form of safe, free accommodation until the baby is born. With the help of her newfound friend, Joyce sets out to make the 'American Dream' come true for her unborn child.

Cast

- Joyce Unanga *

- Paul Unanga * Terri Oliver - Susan Backley

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anchor Baby 2010 films English-language Nigerian films 2010 thriller drama films Films about illegal immigration to the United States Films shot in Ontario Films set in the United States Nigerian thriller drama films 2010 drama films 2010s English-language films

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