In Lagos, Nigeria, Ebele Njoko has been running all his life. A search for acceptance and love from his family, has led him to recreate himself as Adrian Njoko, respected father, husband, and brother.
The award-winning and critically-acclaimed book, initially self-published after Dibia failed to find someone willing to release it, was the first Nigerian novel to feature a gay protagonist, according to the filmmakers. But those involved hope censors will approve it for general release - and further afield - for it to be appreciated by African audiences.
"I'm sure that there's an audience that needs their stories told and this movie is for them," he said, adding the notion there are no gay people in Nigeria or other African nations was"crazy". When the affair is newly exposed, he chooses not to deny it to his wife and others in the face of growing hostility, and his fragile life soon begins to crumble.
Iyanda optioned Dibia's book in 2015 and began filming two years later, but struggled throughout to find those willing to fund a movie about such a topic.
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