🎬 Film
Swallow
Survival has a price.
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["Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award Best Actress (Adesua Etomi)","Best Nigerian Film \u2014 multiple awards circuits","Netflix Nigeria Most Watched Film 2021"]
About
Swallow (2021) is Kunle Afolabi's film adaptation of Sefi Atta's acclaimed novel, starring Adesua Etomi-Wellington as Tolani — a young Lagos woman in the 1980s who becomes entangled in drug trafficking while navigating poverty, ambition, and loyalty to her best friend. Released on Netflix, the film was one of Nigeria's most praised films of 2021, and Adesua's performance was singled out for its emotional depth and restraint.
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Cast & Performance
Adesua Etomi-Wellington delivers an emotionally restrained, critically acclaimed performance as Tolani — a Lagos woman caught between survival and integrity — in Swallow (Netflix, 2021).