Michael Olugbode
A movie about the challenges of woman in the country called “Love, Lust and Other Things” recently premiered in Abuja.
The movie, which exposed the challenges women face in the society and the prejudices they have to battle everyday as they navigate their everyday life, witnessed a high turnout of film lovers at its premier.
It was shot in Abuja and had on set top artistes like Osas Ighodaro (Lydia Danjuma), Ramsey Nouah (Khalid Shettima), Wale Ojo (Chijindu), Kunle Remi (Soji), Gloria Young (Mama Chijindu), Real Warri Pikin (Beatrice) and Yakubu Mohammed as Bamaiyi.
In the movie, Lydia, a 45-year-old successful real estate broker is married to Chijindu for almost 15 years. Lydia’s love life is tied down to only one relationship. Her sex life is stale, regimented, and unremarkable and her husband is a pushover.
After a one-night affair, she could not help but fantasize about the passionate sex she had. Unsatisfied with her marital bed, and unable to communicate her dissatisfaction, she asks for a divorce.
Enter Khalid, a 56-year-old married business tycoon with three adult children. He lost his first wife and the love of his life years ago, but recently married a 30-year-old woman, crazy as they come, who is giving him a run for his peace. He meets Lydia at a home tour. He makes a play for her but she rebuffs him. After a couple of months dating, there’s a crack in their relationship.
Part of the reason for this crack is, Khalid being over-controlling and narcissistic. The other reason is Soji waltzing back into her life after a high school reunion. Soji is a 39-year-old entrepreneur that owns a dental clinic. We reveal Soji is the younger brother of Chijindu’s high school friend. The reunion opens up a new chapter of her life as the two of them intertwined in a relationship. Lydia begins to date Khalid and Soji, two completely different men. How did it all end. Check out the movie when it moves to a cinema near you.
Speaking on the movie at the premiere in Abuja, Yakubu Mohammed said: “When I first got the script, I was impressed because it talks about the reality of what most people go through. When you think of what happens to you in life, it is mostly based on the options you make. Sometimes, you take a decision that would later come back to haunt you. The lesson I learnt from the film is that sometimes the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know. I enjoyed myself during the film shooting, it was an enriching experience. The director was top notch.”
Real Warri Pikin, had this to say: “When I saw the script, I really liked it for it was a departure from my usual role. I fell in love with it because it was different and I interpreted the role very well.”
Salami Kadir, who was an entrepreneur with Tech background but now into film making, said: “My production company collaborated to make the film. I am the co-executive producer of the film. The movie is about women and how they are being judged. Men do a lot of things and go free with it but not women. The movie is about women being able to express themselves without being judged.”
