Mister Johnson
“Africa 1923: A clash of cultures between British imperalists and a black man too smart for his own good.”
Drama
In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.
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A poignant character study set against the backdrop of colonial Nigeria. It feels like watching a man caught between worlds, his earnest attempts at assimilation leading to a quiet, unfolding tragedy. Wry observations meet a growing sense of unease.
wrymelancholicuneasybittersweetsteadyperiod dramacharacter studysocial commentaryidentitycolonialismcultural displacementambition
workernigeriabritish colonialtradetribal lawwife beater1920s
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