Keep in mind ‘Earlier than 30,’ the 2015 hit drama that spotlighted the real-life pressures confronted by single Nigerian ladies navigating love, profession, and cultural expectations in Lagos? The sequence adopted 4 shut mates, performed by Damilola Adegbite, Beverly Naya, Meg Otanwa, and Anee Icha, as they raced towards an unstated deadline: getting married earlier than turning 30.
Effectively, the story isn’t over. Now, almost a decade later, it continues with ‘After 30.’
Damilola Adegbite, Beverly Naya, Meg Otanwa, and Anee Icha reprise their roles because the 4 mates we first met in Lagos, however this time the strain of beating the clock is gone. They’re older, wiser, and dealing with a brand new set of questions on love, ambition, friendship, and what success actually means when you’re previous the so-called deadline.
Set to premiere on the 2025 NollywoodWeek Movie Pageant in Paris, ‘After 30’ picks up the place the unique sequence left off, digging into the advanced, usually chaotic great thing about life after 30. As the ladies navigate love, ambition, motherhood, regrets, and rediscovery, their friendship stays the thread tying all of it collectively.
Directed by Omorinsojo Spaine and co-written by Bibi Ukpo, Omorinsojo Spaine, and BB Sasore, the movie is a celebration of sisterhood and self-discovery in a society that also tries to outline a lady’s price by her marital standing. It flips the script, celebrating large goals, sisterhood, and the braveness to stay life by yourself phrases.
Now in its twelfth yr, NollywoodWeek Paris will showcase ‘After 30’ as a part of its wealthy 2025 lineup, working from Might 7 to 11 at Cinéma L’Arlequin. The pageant continues to highlight highly effective Nigerian storytelling and join Nollywood with audiences world wide.
Watch the trailer beneath and prepare for a narrative that proves life after 30 would possibly simply be the place the magic begins.
