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Corruption, Violence Reign in Afolabi Olalekan’s Toronto Discovery Player ‘Freedom Way’
Written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, the film highlights social structures’ gatekeeping success in Nigeria’s Lagos.
Two Nigerian tech savants and their legal counsel are thrust into a labyrinth of state restriction, brutality and corruption in director Afolabi Olalekan ’s debut feature “Freedom Way,” which heads to TIFF for its international premiere, screening as part of the fest’s Discovery line-up which highlights bold global cinema. The film kicks off with the charisma and entrepreneurial spirit of its protagonists on full display, their hopes quickly dashed as they meet with heavily armed law enforcement officers tainted with resentment and bestowed near-impunishable power. Doting father Abiola (Adebowale “Debo” Adedayo) is set to increase his profits using the duo’s app when the government swiftly passes a sweeping ban on the service, putting both drivers and developers at risk of the law’s merciless enforcement.
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