Africa: If You've Ever Wondered Why Africa Is So Rich Yet So Poor, Watch This Film

Onyeka Nwelue's Agwaetiti Obiuto is a spectacular and vivid investigation into why Africa - the black man, really - appears to be reeling from a cursed narrative. The story of Africa, of course, is not what Nwelue intended to tell.

The film is about a small town in Southern Nigeria, Oguta. But like all great art, the story extrapolates; like a chameleon, it fits into the very dynamic and varied narratives that are the history of black societies across the known universe.

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