Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
| Release Date: July 23, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
89
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
VarietyManuel BetancourtJul 26, 2021
Painstakingly conceived and teeming with raw, unbridled energy, Eyimofe offers a sumptuous, keen-eyed look at modern Lagosian life. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJul 29, 2021
Through an economy of exposition, Eyimofe, (translated as “This is My Desire”) delivers a timeless, universal portrait of human resilience while establishing Arie and Chuko as a welcome new addition to the filmmaking brood. Read full review
90
The New York TimesDevika GirishJul 22, 2021
The portrait of life that emerges organically from this understated, observant approach makes Eyimofe the rare social realist drama that conveys critique without didacticism and empathy without pity. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyJul 23, 2021
While the themes here are, of course, redolent of neorealism, the filmmakers don’t make ostentatious nods to cinema past. Their voice is their own; the camera is mobile when it needs to be, but stands still much of the time, letting the excellent cast build their characters as the events of the film test their endurance. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDerek SmithJul 19, 2021
Arie and Chuko Esiri’s film is understated in its attunement to the challenges of trying to escape a stagnant existence. Read full review
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