Despite the gains made in education, enfranchisement and business; women still haven’t won the hearts and minds of the society who often look down at them as being inferior to their male counterpart.
In developing nations like Nigeria, parents particularly fathers prefer to have male children compared to female. This is because they believe men possess greater physical strength hence, find it easier to wade through life’s storm, they earn more, have more rights, and carry the family name.
However, in the film Tolu, a 12-year-old girl is seen fearlessly hitched on making a difference in her community and changing her parents’ perspective of the female child.
Her decision for change is based on the lamentations of her father that her mother could not bear him a male child to assist him in his occupation thus, fetch more income for the family.
A story of courage, passion and desire for change in status-quo is what is embedded in Tolu; a must watch a film for all and sundry.
It will take only 9 minutes of your time to see the enthralling movie if you click the play tab below. Happy viewing.
Tolu was premiered over the weekend to an appreciative audience that includes many celebrities including Michelle Dede, Eku Edewor, Kenneth Gyang, Ufuoma McDermott and Judith Audu amongst others. See some of the pictures from the event.
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