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    Movie Review: Forget Sex for Grades, Citation is a Beautiful Celebration of Africa’s Music and Culture

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    Movie Review: Forget Sex for Grades, Citation is a Beautiful Celebration of Africa’s Music and Culture

    ‘Sex for Grades’ has become so common in Nigerian universities, it has almost become a culture. Many victims of this assault often remain quiet due to fear of stigmatization and possible intimidation, leaving their stories and justice in the wind.

    Netflix in its latest movie, “Citation,” tells the realistic story of sexual assault and often untold experiences of victims on campus. The film centres around Moremi (Temi Otedola) a postgraduate student, who accuses celebrated professor, Lucien N’Dyare (a charismatic Jimmy Jean-Louis) of sexual assault.

    At 2 hours and 30 minutes, the movie tells the story of a widespread issue of rape culture on campuses. But that was too long as the movie could have easily made the same impact in 90 minutes.

    The story begins with a young woman arguing with her professor for giving her an F, a grade which essentially prevents her from graduating. The professor tells her the grade isn’t final and she could meet him in a motel room to “discuss” it.

    The lady told her friends about it and they decided to take matters into their hands by bursting into the room and catching the professor in the act. The prof tries to escape while he was being beaten and paraded and was hit by an oncoming vehicle. The lady’s search for justice backfires as she and her friends are kicked out of the university by the school panel.

    Two years later, Moremi finds herself in front of the same panel as she narrates what transpired between her and professor Lucien in flashbacks.

    Don't ever bring this kind of person as a witness oh 😂😂 #Citation pic.twitter.com/XlQWWZg9wZ

    — King Monye 👑 (@iamkingmonye) November 9, 2020

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    Like many who fall prey, Moremi’s relationship with her professor began from a place of innocence. He was having problems with his car and she offered to teach him. That seemingly innocuous exchange leads to an unexpected conversation about sex in the professor’s office.

    Moremi’s conversations with Lucien in French and her funny Yoruba accent while speaking with Koyejo was cool, interesting and gave the impression of sophistication.

    As Moremi shares her story with the tribunal, N’Dyare’s refold their encounters in lies that are more believable due to his status and credentials.

    Movie Review: Forget Sex For Marks, Citation is a Beautiful Celebration of Africa's Music and Culture

    The film written by Tunde Babalola and directed by Kunle Afolayan tells the true stories of power play in educational establishments that extends well beyond Nigeria’s borders.

    Moremi’s romantic relationship with Koyejo (Gabriel Afolayan), a medical student and martial artist, hits the rocks as she gets familiar with her prof. What follows is a field trip to Senegal, where the professor tries to kiss her.

    The drama shows how easy it is for a victim to feel shame, despite the attempt to bring justice.

    Citation movie is 9/10 for me. The disposition of Temi is 9/10,her show of emotions in each scene is 9/10,her yoruba though is 4/10 🤭,her French 10/10. Dolingo app here i come. For someone acting for the first time? It is a 9/10 🔥. So whatever you say,its a good movie for me 👌 pic.twitter.com/WbEfSl1mWA

    — Àdéolúwá™ 🧐 #ENDSARS ✊ (@Adeoluwa83) November 10, 2020

    The tribunal heats up as Moremi begins to wonder if school officials believe anything she says with the professor’s carefully crafted lies seem to win the panel.

    The flashbacks end with a house party at the prof’s home, where he attempts to rape her and the following scene where the prof dismissed her citation with the plan to give her an extra semester.

    The final bout contextualizes how the person who holds the most power is the one who has the stronger voice.

    The story is laced with Moremi’s bravery and inner strength as she stands against the professor, searching for evidence to prove her accusation. I won’t share the outcome of the Tribunal to avoid spoilers

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    If I am to mention one major turn-off it will be that there was no mystery or surprises in the storyline. Also, the supposedly dangerous and graphics scenes like the rape scene looked more choreographed than real.

    That said, I would like to point out that the African music selections and wardrobe choices were great and exciting. Also, Temi Otedola as Moremi did a great job with the acting. Without her, the movie holds little intrigue.

    Apart from sexual harassment, the movie showed beautiful and exciting highlights of Nigerian and African culture especially during the trip to Senegal.

    Citation is currently number 1 in Nigeria on Netflix and is rated 5.6 on iMDB

    Citation is still ranking high all over the world.
    Thank you guys for the love

    Mo dupe🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

    Besides, No man is perfect and so is a film

    We did our best and the universe and God crowned it. What more can we asked for 🤷🏽‍♂️

    🕺🕺 Ijo ope pic.twitter.com/iwtuB78WGV

    — Kunleafolayan (@kunleafolayan) November 11, 2020

    In summary, Citation reflects the harrowing story of sexual assault even though it’s not a new story. Its is wholly plausible and common even in Nollywood. However, the music, wardrobe and display of Africa culture in the movie is something to watch out for. 

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    Tomiwa Onaleye

    Tomiwa Onaleye

    Tomiwa Onaleye is a content writer that mines emotion bred from words. He is an avid lover of gadgets and Tech World. He graduated with B.Sc Mechanical from the prestigious University of Ibadan.

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