One thing a movie exposes you to whilst telling a story, is usually the social-cultural context of the event. Sometimes such feat of audio - visual narrative leaves an imprint of the beauty of the place, and how things are done there And this is what Tope Oshin the director, Naz Onuzo and Bunmi Ajakaiye the screenwriter achieved with Up North a romantic comedy about a Lagos based Youth corper, Bassey (Banky W) who was forced to serve in Bauchi but ended up not just falling in love with a school teacher, Mariam(Rahama Sadau) but also created a bunch of female athlete champions who, under a wrong perception of their religion, would never have ventured into sports.
I so much love how the festival at the Emir's Palace and a visit to the tomb of Tafawa Balewa's tomb among others, were skilfully woven into the narrative. I beat my chest and I say to you;
This is a Must-See on Netflix