A Quiet Monday

A Quiet Monday

2023 · 22 min · Drama

When the leader of a secessionist group in south-eastern Nigeria is jailed, his loyalists mandate a compulsory "sit-at-home' on Mondays in protest. Siblings Kamnonu and Ogbonna face danger when they defy the Monday restrictions.

Directed by Dika Ofoma · Written by Dika Ofoma

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