For Maria Ebun Pataki

For Maria Ebun Pataki (2020)

After a difficult child delivery, Derin finds herself out of step with those she loves, including her newborn, Maria. With her mother-in-law questioning her parenting skills, and her husband Afolabi becoming increasingly worried, For Maria Ebun Pataki confronts the realities of postpartum depression.

Date of release
2020-11-01
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Drama
Director
Damilola Orimogunje

Casting

Interesting facts

For Maria Ebun Pataki is a 2020 drama film directed by Damilola Orimogunje. It features Meg Otanwa and Gabriel Afolayan in the leading roles. The film explores post-partum depression and was filmed in Yoruba language with English language subtitles. The film earned six nominations in the 2020 Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Production and release

For Maria Ebun Pataki was the debut feature film of Damilola Orimogunje. Damilola Orimogunje said in an interview that he was inspired to make the film after watching a French film titled Amour and having a conversation about post-partum depression. It was shot for a period of 9 days in November 2019 in Ojodu, Lagos.

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