''The Therapist'' is a 2021 Nigerian

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

film directed by

Kayode Kasum Kayode Kasum is a Nigerian movie and music video director and producer. Education He attended Yaba College of Technology. Career Kasum started his career in film making as a motion graphics designer at Wale Adenuga Productions. He also wor ...

. The film stars

Rita Dominic Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha (born 12 July 1975) is a Nigerian actress. In 2012, Rita Dominic won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Early life Rita Dominic is a multiple award-winning Nollywood actress ...

Michelle Dede Michelle Dede is a Nigerian freelance television presenter and actress. She co-produced the film '' Flower Girl,'' starred in the television series ''Desperate Housewives Africa'' and the 2017 drama thriller '' What Lies Within''. Early life a ...

Toyin Abraham Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi (born Olutoyin Aimakhu; 5 September 1982) is a Nigerian actress and filmmaker. Early life Abraham was born in Auchi, a town in Edo State in southern Nigeria. But spent her early life in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State ...

in the lead roles. The film was released on 26 March 2021.

Synopsis

The story is based on a woman who has lost the happiness in her life after getting married and eventually obtains

divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

from her abusive husband. She then offers voluntary help to other women in the society who also seek to obtain divorce from their abusive, disloyal and unfaithful husbands.

Cast

Shafy Bello Shaffy Bello is a Nigerian film actress and singer. She first shot into the entertainment scene when she featured vocals in a 1997 hit song by Seyi Sodimu titled " Love Me Jeje". Career Shaffy grew up in the United States where she completed h ...

Tope Tedela Temitope Christopher Tedela (born 5 June 1990) is a Nigerian actor and producer. He has received several awards for his work including Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Nigeria ...

* Anthony Monjaro * Saeed Balogun * Anee Icha

References

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