Title: TEARS OF WOMANHOOD (1 – 3)
Starring: Jackie Appiah, Majid Michel, Kalsoume Sinare, Eddie Nartey
Synopsis:
A man of christian faith disowns a son that chose to marry a Muslim woman.
Review:
David (Eddie Nartey) only had eyes for Christine (Ingrid Alabi) who shared his faith as a Catholic. He subsequently met Samira (Jackie Appiah), a wise and beautiful woman. The connection between David and Samira was so strong that it made him realize that he wasn’t really in love with Christine.
David broke up with Christine and all was well with Samira except one thing; she was Muslim. David’s wealthy father disapproved of Samira because of her religion and he ultimately disowned David when he married her.
Let’s Talk. Religion, status, and social class are the gist here. David’s father, Daniel (Psalm Adjetefo) had a discriminative heart. Samira was related to his maid and didn’t possess the social and economic status he wished for his son. Daniel disowned David for disobeying his orders in regards to marrying Samira. While the marriage created a new family it also divided it.
The backdrop to this story involved the romance between Dennis and Khadjia (Majid Michel and Yvonne Nelson). They met on campus and on unfriendly terms. And as anyone could guess, they later became an item. It wasn’t until Dennis was hospitalized that the two story lines intertwined.
In reviewing this movie, the question becomes if humans can love their DOG then why can’t humans love each other regardless of religion and status? Samira was Muslim not a criminal. She was a law-abiding, God worshipping, woman of society. David fell in love with her heart not her faith. It took David’s father ten years to see that. Yes, there are social, religious, and racial prejudices in the world but this movie is a little over the top with the dramatics.
What’s missing is that the story failed to display significant differences between the Muslim and Catholic teachings. WHY was Daniel so against the Muslim religion? He didn’t even want his Muslim maid to pray in his house!
As for acting, the movie had a talented cast and the main characters were all believable in their respective roles. As for Psalm Adjetefo, he was excellent at playing an a**hole. He wore the hard-nosed, stubborn character like a fitted glove.
Overall, it was a good story with appropriate musical choices. If you haven’t seen this movie have a tissue ready because there is lots of crying. RECOMMEND
- Rated: R
- Genre: Drama
- Release Date: 2009
- Directed by: Frank Rajah Arase
- Starring: Naana Hayford Domfeh, Psalm Adjetefo, Eddie Nartey, Yvonne Nelson, Roselyn Ngissah, Kalsoume Sinare, Majid Michel, Jackie Appiah
- Written by: Phil Efe Bernard
- Studio: Venus Films Productions
- Country: Ghana
this is the best Ghanaian film I have watched.. well acted. directed. and morally upright in the actors language and dressing. it also teaches lots of lessons. all the actors are super stars
This movie easily made it to the “Recommended” list because it ventured away from typical Nollywood movie themes and because it was faith based. And yes, the actors were definitely impressive.
Ok this is another one I’m adding to my collection and I’m thinking I may have seen it before..so what I’m on this one.
JJ, I saw this movie a while ago so the story is a little fuzzy in my mind but I remember it being sort of long with lots of emotional scenes.