Òlòtūré

Sharon Ooja (Oloture) brings her expert acting skills into this one, alongside supporting actress Omowunmi Dada (Linda) who also did a great job. Even though it's not based on true life story, the movie centers around things that happen in our world and gets almost unspoken of daily. Here, the director Kenneth Gyang doesn't care about personal feelings, but goes straight to give us a raw and unblemished look into this brutal ordeal on human trafficking, while still leaving room for lots of emotions. Pure art and a good premise, as most movies should be. The summary is these things happen and even if it sucks, that's how life is, this film shows us just that! My ratings may seem harsh, because I found some terrible plot holes, which would be spoiling it if I discussed them, but I think by international standards, the rating is fine. It's a quality movie, watch it with an open mind.

Nollywood has seen large improvements in recent years, particularly those that deal with serious issues & Oloture is definitely another step in the right direction. Human trafficking & forced prostitution is a big, widespread issue in Nigeria & the film has no qualms about depicting just how brutal & cruel that world can be. The overarching story I felt was good & contrary to what I've read in some reviews I actually thought the ending was great. The real-life stories of women who are subjected to this sadly very rarely have happy endings so why would a movie that strives to depict & bring awareness to this issue?

Nollywood has a long standing & firmly established tradition of overacting (those of us who remember Nigerian films from the 90s/early 2000s know this very well) & it is something that has not yet been completely rooted out. As a result some of the performances here are very inconsistent. As many have pointed out the protagonist acting shocked that she is expected to do what prostitutes do when she voluntarily went undercover is a bit strange, as is the fact that she is always so surprised by the horrors she witnesses. I mean she is a native Nigerian, not an American tourist, she must have had some clue about the awful things these ladies have to endure.

Overall I thought this was a good & moving film. Good production value & though inconsistent at times there are also some really good performances by certain actors here. If Nollywood continues to evolve in this direction there is great hope for the future of African cinema & I'm glad we are starting to see more of these movies that depict & tackle serious subjects come out. Well worth a watch if you ask me.

Oloture examines the coercion of women into sex trafficking networks, claims victim could be literate or illiterate ,prostitute or not once they get caught in the web it could hold on to them prodded by an ineffective/indifferent "system".

Firstly,l think going undercover as a prostitute is ridiculous ,even worse, the character does not understand the implication of being undercover as a prostitute. She is willfully undercover as a prostitute but panics every time she has to actually prostitute, seemed illogical.

The orgy-like scene should have been cut out(if you can't do it right leave it out),the toilet rendezvous with the chief(where he gets beat up) was def unnecessary too, why does the guy have to be in love with the girl ? Clicheeeee

Oloture is an excellent movie that provides a much needed view into human trafficking in Nigeria. Its graphic point of view shots really put you in the seat of women being trafficked.

There were no words minced and no truth, decorated falsely. This teaches a whole lot of message and exposure to the human trafficking world! Plus Sharon Ooja is such an exceptional actress.