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Lionheart

2018

A capable but overlooked young woman fighting to save her father's struggling Lagos bus company is forced to team up with her bumbling, unpredictable uncle to keep the family business afloat. A warm, crowd-pleasing Nigerian comedy-drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Nigeria

This film is stop 4 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Nigeria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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