Bariga Sugar (2017)
Set in a brothel compound in Lagos, Bariga Sugar tells the story of a tender friendship between Jamil and Ese, the children of two sex workers.
- Date of release
- 2017-02-23
- Runtime
- 21m
- Director
- Ifeoma Nkiruka Chukwuogo
Casting
- Halimat Olarewaju — Ese
- Tunde Azeez — Jamil
- Blessing Samuel — Tina
- Tina Mba — Madam Sugar
- Lucy Ameh — Hanatu
- Brutus Richard — Daddy Cool
- Gregory Ojefua — Soldier Man
- Dele System — Chemist
Interesting facts
Bariga Sugar is a 2017 Nigerian short film directed by Ifeoma Nkiruka Chukwuogo. The story follows the tender friendship that develops between eight-year old Ese and her friend Jamil, children of sex workers who live in a brothel compound in Bariga. The film premiered at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) in November, 2016. Bariga Sugar's reviews have been widely positive and was the 2018 winner of the Baobab Award for Best Short Film, a prize given during the Royal African Society's annual Film Africa film festival in London.
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