Inspiring African Movies Where Women Are The Heroes
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Christina Ngene
I am a movie enthusiast with a passion for writing and a desire to see the African movie industries grow. I try to use my skills as an artist to cheer for Nollywood by writing for NollyMania. • Syndicate Correspondent
From South Africa to Nigeria and Ghana, African movies with women as leads have become the favorite for many. So, we have made a list for you to celebrate the International Women’s Day.
African Movies With Women As Leads – When Love Comes Around
In this movie, Zynnell Zuh who plays lead is a lady whose ideology about love and getting rich are intertwined. Due to heartbreak from an earlier relationship, she put love aside to hunt for money. She wants to date only very rich guys, and possibly a royal. Someone has to pay for her expensive lifestyle.
But that person is not the chef who she will later-on find herself in love with. It is one of those movie cliches where she is trapped and forced to give up on her former belief about love.
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Isoken
This is a typical African movie about women who find themselves in an environment where being unmarried at 34 is regarded as a problem. Everyone tries to pitch into a girl’s life to offer help. But not for Isoken – her life is perfect, but her family doesn’t think so. Her mum launches a matchmaking plan for her daughter to meet Osaze – a handsome and successful guy.
But Isoken meets Kevin, a Caucasian, and chooses him instead because she sees what she truly needs in a partner. The movie touches all aspects of cultural and racial stereotypes and brings families together in the most emotive ways.
Journey to Self
The death of a woman leads her 4 childhood friends through a self-discovery journey. Each of them gets a moment to re-examine their lives and marriages. This comes after reading a series of letters that the deceased woman had written explaining her struggles through life.
Happiness is a Four-Letter Word
Glamour, marriage, and success fail to give the three girls Zaza, Princess and Nandi happiness. There is no manual for happiness, and not even their perfect lives can offer them that. Each of them takes up a personal fight to find where happiness is truly hidden in life.
Flower Girl
Kemi is an uptight girl who has been in a long-term relationship but wants to make things move faster.
So she attempts to get her boyfriend Umar to propose, but that ends badly as he breaks up with her. Kemi hires a famous actor to help her manipulate her boyfriend to get him back.
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