Title: DAUGHTERS OF THE YELLOW SUN (1 & 2)

Sequel: FINAL DAUGHTERS OF THE SUN (1 & 2)

Starring: Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Nelson, Kalsoume Sinare, Toosweet Annan, Maria Nepembe, Calista Okoronkwo

Synopsis:

Emotions ran high between two competing madams when male clients preferred the call girls of the other.

Review:

Lady Peace (Jackie Appiah) and Mama Cash (Kalsoume Sinare) were madams that ran prostitution rings in a hotel. There was bad blood between them that went beyond money. 

When Peace was younger, Mama Cash lured her away from the village and promised her an education and a job at a hotel. Little did Peace know the job at the hotel was that of a call girl.

Peace moved into the hotel and was unaware that she was being groomed to be a call girl and when push came to shove she felt she had no choice and commenced a career as a hooker. She was miserable and one of her clients helped her to escape and she later got the education she so desired. 

The problem came in a few years later when her degree didn’t lead to a job. Peace resorted to prostitution to pay her bills but this time she became a madam. She operated her business at the same hotel where Mama Cash did. 

Competition was fierce so Mama girls poisoned a male client and framed Peace’s girls for it. This took Peace out of business for a bit and Mama and her girls took full advantage. 

Meanwhile, some pastors visited the hotel in search of a venue to preach the word of God but one of them fell into temptation when he was enticed by the scantily dressed women. 

The subplot dealt with the failing marriage between Edith and Jerry (Yvonne Nelson and Toosweet Annan). Edith neglected her marriage and refused to cook, clean, and sleep with her husband.  The two stories crossed paths when her husband cheated and slept with one of the prostitutes. 

Let’s Talk. Parents beware. This movie is rated PG but should be rated R. The majority of the story was about prostitution and the movie seemed to want to expose the reasons why women fall into this line of work. For the most part, the cause is financial oppression but the bottom line is that it’s still illegal. 

The movie was degrading on many levels. There were scenes with women that sported skimpy clothing as they flaunted their assets in order to be chosen by a man for the night. It was almost like watching an X rated version of the Hollywood TV show “The Bachelor.” Women shamelessly competed for men and did everything to garner attention, short of yelling, “Pick me.” 

The movie consisted of gyrating women, simulated sex, and crotch grabbing and was beyond tacky. Even with the sexual situations, the movie was still drab. The story was weak and meaningless and then the writer had the nerve to bring the word of God into it.

Pastors frequented the hotel where the call girls worked and supposedly the plan was to convert the girls’ souls to God. Yeah, whatever. Prostitutes and Pastors under the same roof. Hmm…what a combination. 

The plot was nonsensical in that Lady Peace escaped the world of prostitution and then she actually went back to it after completing her education. Really? So she actually stood by and watched other women conduct the lifestyle that she was coerced into and managed to escape from? Unbelievable. Such a silly, ridiculous, story. 

The subplot about the sour marriage between Yvonne Nelson and Toosweet Annan was pointless. All I can ask is why? The movie didn’t reveal how their marriage fell apart so who cares? Every time the story flipped back to them, they were in the same place. Maybe the motto of the movie is that there’ll always be an available prostitute to steal a woman’s husband.

The acting? Jackie Appiah and Kalsoume Sinare were not convincing madams. Sorry. And didn’t Kalsoume play “Mama Cash” in another movie? Trying to remember which one that was. Performances of the remaining cast, for the most part, were novice. 

The one actress that did a fairly decent job was Cristabel Owusu. She played young Lady Peace and for her, the casting was on point. She was supposed to be a younger Jackie Appiah and she actually resembled Jackie so it worked. Her portrayal of the character was believable and she displayed potential.   

Speaking of potential, it’s time that filmmakers put Toosweet Annan in a leading role that’s challenging. We need to find out what he’s capable of. If someone has seen a movie that he kicked butt in, please let me know. 

There were so many women in the movie that it was difficult to remember who was who but at the end of the day, “Daughters of the Yellow Sun” can be summed up with three words: amateur, sleazy, nonsense. EJECT