
Elevator Baby
2019

Representation Score
Good
2018
TV-PGDirector
Genevieve Nnaji
Runtime
95 minutes
Average Rating
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Lionheart is a sophisticated narrative that prioritizes female leadership while deconstructing traditional patriarchal roles within a West African context. By focusing on a Nigerian perspective, the film provides significant ethnic ability to act and moves away from Western-centric storytelling norms. The film's strength lies in its subversion of traditional gender hierarchies through a competent female protagonist. It also offers a nuanced portrayal of African professional life that avoids common stereotypes. However, it remains neutral on LGBTQ+ identities and does not include any representation of disabilities.
Category Breakdown
The film doesn't explicitly feature LGBTQ+ characters or narratives focused on queer identity. It centers on familial and professional relationships instead.
Adaeze challenges traditional gender roles by being the competent leader of the family business. She contrasts her strong role against the incompetence of male characters, subverting the idea of a 'strong patriarch.'
The film highlights a Nigerian perspective, offering a nuanced look at professional life in Africa that isn't based on Western stereotypes. It provides significant visibility for non-Western cultures.
The story explores the balance between modern professional demands and traditional family structures. It emphasizes individual achievement over the often problematic hierarchies found in inherited traditions.
There are no specific details about characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.

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