MOTHER OF GEORGE Opens in St. Louis Today at the Plaza Frontenac

MOTHER OF GEORGE is a poetic and moving second feature by Andrew Dosunmu (RESTLESS CITY), starring Danai Gurira (Michonne from AMC’s The Walking Dead, THE VISITOR). Featuring stunning work by acclaimed cinematographer Bradford Young (AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS), the film premiered to critical acclaim at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. In MOTHER OF GEORGE Isaach De Bankole and Gurira play Adenike and Ayodele, a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn. He owns a small restaurant and has  waited six years to start a new life with Ayo in the US. Ayo and Adenike have a traditional Basotho wedding, culminating in a ceremony where Adenike is named for her yet to be conceived son, George. But as months pass, Ma George’s pregnancy attempts fail and her loneliness intensifies. Torn between her Basotho culture and new life in America, Ma George struggles to save her marriage, stopping at no cost to give Ayo his much-awaited son. We Are Movie Geeks did not get a chance to see MOTHER OF GEORGE but it is getting rave reviews and is currently sitting at 93% over at Rotten Tomatoes.

The critics love it!

Owen Glieberman in Entertainment Weekly writes:

“Gurira acts with fire and pride and, at times, a despair bordering on instability”

Peter Keough of The Boston Globe writes:

 “A lushly detailed and passionately performed melodrama”

Betsy Sharkey at The Los Angeles Times writes:

“An unexpected gem about true love, infertility and a meddling mother-in-law”

 MOTHER OF GEORGE opens in St. Louis today at Landmark’s Plaza Frontenac Theater