''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' is a 2018 Nigerian film directed by Tope Oshin and produced by Olumide Makanjuola, Bose Oshin and Tope Oshin. The drama is based on the story of two LGBT high school students Chidi Egwuonwu (Temidayo Akinboro) and Tolu Bajulaye (Francis Sule). The boys are in love with each other and have to deal with discrimination regarding their relationship. In 2018, ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' won two awards (Movie of the Year and Tope Oshin for Director of the Year) during the 10th edition of the 2018 Best of Nollywood Awards (BON). The film stars Osas Ighodaro as Leslie, Omotunde Adebowale David as Ms. Wilson Francis Sule, Temidayo Akinboro, Funlola Aofiyebi, and Katherine Obiang. The movie premiered in Lagos at IMAX Cinemas, Lekki on October 14, 2018. The film was sponsored by The Initiative For Equal Rights (TIERS).

Plot

Two students who are in love with each other are caught in a sexual relationship on the premises of Prominence High School. Nike Bajulaye and Nkem Egwuonwu, their mothers, are contacted by the school authorities. They are informed that their children migmayht be expelled from school. They reacted differently to learning the sexual status of their children: Nike Bajulaye tries to wipe out the shame brought to her family by her son, and Nkem Egwuonwu supports her son and accepts him the way he is.

Cast

*Francis Sule as Tolu Bajulaye *Temidayo Akinboro as Chidi Egwuonwu *Funlola Aofiyebi as Nike Bajulaye *Katherine Obiang as Nkem Egwuonwuo *Osas Ighodaro as Leslie *Chris Iheuwa as Femi Bajulaye *Abiodun Aleja as Principal *Omotunde Adebowale David as Ms. Wilson *Kunle Dada as Psychatiarist *Funmi Eko as Isioma

Accolades

In 2018, ''We Don't Live Here Anymore'' had several nominations and awards at the 10th edition of the 2018 Best of Nollywood Awards, Best of Nollywood awards (BON) held in Kakanfo Conference Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=7493274 Nigerian LGBT-related films 2018 LGBT-related films 2010s English-language films English-language Nigerian films