The White Handkerchief is a 1998 short Nigerian film produced and directed by Tunde Kelani and starring Yemi Komolafe, Yemi Shodimu, and Khabirat Kafidipe.[1] The film was adapted from The Virgin, a debut novel of Bayo Adebowale.[2][3]
Plot summary
The film tells the story of a young village girl called Awero, played by Sola Asedeko, who lost her virginity as a result of rape before she met her childhood love, called Odejimi, whom she decides to marry. Odejimi must use a white handkerchief to evidence the virginal blood of Awero on their wedding night as required by tradition. Odejimi is disappointed when no blood is produced, and this results in a war between the villagers of Awero and Odejimi.[4][5]
Cast
- Sola Asedeko
- Idowu Philips
- Khabirat Kafidipe
- Yemi Shodimu as Odejimi
- Akinwunmi Isola
- Yemi Akomolafe as Awero
- Yinka Akanbi as Lapade
- Kemi Akanni as Odejimi's Aunt
- Abiodun Aleja as Dauda
- Moji Bamtefa as Awero's Mother
- Lai Karounwi as Awero's Father
References
- ^ "At 66, Tunde Kelani produces 18th movie". Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Continual Re-enchantment: Tunde Kelani's Village Films and the Spectres of Early African Cinema". framescinemajournal.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Best of Nigeria's literary adaptations into movies". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "White Handkerchief". African Film Festival Inc. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Griswold, Wendy (19 June 2000). Bearing Witness. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691058296. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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