Adire (2023)
Overview
A retired sex worker on the run, moves to a small town and starts a lingerie-making business (made from her signature adire material) which inevitably empowers the conservative women. Only to anger the self instilled leader, the deaconess and wife to the preacher of the town's local church. She soon discovers the most unusual friendships and love in the unlikeliest of places. Her paradise is cut short by Captain, her former pimp whose money she stole to start a new life.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.6458 |
Directed By
Adeoluwa Owu
Crew
Adeoluwa Owu
Jack'enneth Opukeme
Mimi Bartels
Stephen Oluboyo
Mimi Bartels
Barbara Barbarinsa
Kene Okwuosa
Moses Babatope
Bayo Adepetun
Emmanuel Igbekele
Wole Ajetomobi
Kolawole Adeniji
TOP CAST
Kehinde Bankole
Adire
Funlola Aofiyebi
Folashade
Femi Branch
Mide
Yvonne Jegede
Shalewa
Ibrahim Chatta
Tega
Ifeanyi Kalu
Thomas
Damilola Ogunsi
Ope
Tomi Ojo
Simi
Jack'enneth Opukeme
Tunde
Kelechi Udegbe
Tobi
Layi Wasabi
Bar Man
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