Fela Back to Lagos
MovieTitle | Fela Back to Lagos |
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Genre | Animation |
Director | Abel Kouame , Loulou Dedola |
Production country | France, Italy |
Production companies | Afrika Toon Europe, Culture Synapses |
Run time | 80 min. |
The audience will experience an exciting deep dive into the legacy of Fela Kuti, the creator of the Afrobeat, through the eyes of a Nigerian boy, Adedola (Ade). Ade struggles to survive in Lagos. He has a special relationship with his grandfather and they share a passion for Fela Kuti; the sudden death of his granddad ignites a spiral of self-destruction. Ade is considered “possessed”, and almost killed by an exorcistic ritual. He is then visited by Fela’s spirit and embodies Fela’s fight.