Mortal Inheritance is a Nigerian film produced by

Zeb Ejiro Zeb Ejiro, MFR is a Nigerian filmmaker and producer. He is one of the two brothers of Chico Ejiro, a veteran Nigerian filmmaker and producer. In November 2005, Zeb received a National award of Order of the Federal Republic alongside Lere Paimo ...

, directed by Andy Amenechi and written by Bond Emeruwa.

Plot

Mortal Inheritance is a

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

about a woman dealing with sickle-cell anaemia. The plot also delves into cultural resistance to inter-ethnic marriages in

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. The protagonist of the story is Kemi, a Yoruba lady with sickle cell anemia, the part was played by Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. She beats the odds of dying young as a sickle cell patient and upon reaching adulthood, falls in love with Chike, an

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man. When she realised that Chike has the AS genotype or sickle cell trait, she ends the relationship.Onwumechili, Chuka, and Ndolo, Ikechukwu, eds. Re-imagining Development Communication in Africa. Blue Ridge Summit, US: Lexington Books, 2012. P. 126

References

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Mortal Inheritance at Reel Illustrated
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