An ecosystem capped with diseases has a 100 per cent chance of overpowering teenagers just like “Nimbe” who is overpowered by the circumstances around him in this movie.
“Nimbe” is a titular character by a teenage boy with much less parental love and concern as many kids in his school. He will find an alternative to these emotional needs elsewhere – the streets.
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Nimbe: The Movie
The real portraits painted by the street gang theme in “Nimbe – The Movie” are:
Abuse – the introduction into a street gang by an older neighbour whom he meets by chance.
Relevance – “Nimbe” gets the attention that is dangerous for anyone with his kind of emotions and state of mind as a disturbed teenager. Hooliganism and thuggery becomes his new chord and what wakes him up every morning.
Drug – Free dopamine gave him comfort and consolation like he has never had at home or school.
He soon finds out that, such life accompanies its own challenges, more so, isn’t void of consequences.
Nimbe at home
So much so, the abuse at home is unforgivable. What father would be more unapologetic and verbally abusive to his son, “Nimbe” , as Bayo his addicted gambler of a father, (Adekola Odunlade) is?
Nimbe further develops numbness to the daily abuse of his Mother by Bayo.
Nimbe at School
Nimbe is a senior high school student. At home, Nimbe would paint to stand the roughness but in school, he doesn’t get that luxury. He is ceaselessly bullied and landed the nickname ‘Nimbecile’.
Consequently, low-self esteem brews in Nimbe. Dysfunctionality at homes is a regular Nollywood movie theme, but “Nimbe: The Movie” just had a better expression.
The character structure in “Nimbe” is particularly eccentric. The dire consequences of failed parenting are swimming all over the themes of “Nimbe”.
The Nimbe and Ralph pair isn’t quite charming but feels deep even for viewers. What they have in common, what they share, their dependence on each other and on drugs is heartfelt.
“Nimbe: The Movie” was an official selection in various International film festivals.
It also won the awards for the Best Actor at the Real Time International Film Festival in 2019.
Director: Tope Alake
Nimbe: The Movie Stars: Broda Shaggi, Chimezie Imo, Doyin Abiola, Kelechi Udegbe, Odunlade Adekola, Rachel Okonkwo, Sani Danja, Toyin Abraham.
