I spent a whole afternoon with the beautiful Funmi Fiberesima somewhere quiet in Lekki, and it was simply one of those occasions in real life we all wished had a replay button. Our chat bordered on everything in the entertainment industry, with a degree of focus on her new movie which premiered the weekend before.

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ONIKOLA doesn't just touch on a most critical issue which is mostly muted by our society, but dissects the web of complications shrouding that most vile culture of butchering the vagina of little girls, using Kumbi (played by Funmilayo Fiberesima) as a case study.

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Most people see female genital mutilation in the same spectrum as child witch-hunting, but to me, it is far worse. At least the so-called child witches are accused of something! Those girls have no clue why they are so painfully being sexually deactivated for life.

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ONIKOLA literally means The One Who Marks (the circumciser), and this movie centres on Kumbi's rejection of being mutilated, while making reference to Omosewa (played by Ronke Ojo) who has been circumcised, and faces the torment of living with her scars of frigidity.

One thing this film doesn't do is belabour every scene with the message of FGM. It truly is an entertaining masterpiece featuring other actors as Ibrahim Chatta, Sunday Afolabi and veterans like Dejumo Lewis, Bunmi Olatilewa and Tola Oladokun.

Shooting started in February 2012, and by August last year, I promised this movie was worth waiting for. It premiered at the Ikeja City Mall on Sunday, October 3rd, and goes to DVD. Attending the premiere were the heavyweights of the Nigerian movie industry, particularly stars of the Yoruba genre. Get the DVD, watch it, enjoy it, learn, and thank me later. You can't possible go wrong with a movie written by Gbenga Adesanya, Steve Anu Adesemoye, and Abosede Oshin.

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The cast of Onikola, From Left Bunmi Olatilewa, Sunday Afolabi, Funmi Fibresima and Yinka Salau


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Kunle Afolayan and Yinka Salau

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Guests

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Tomiwa Kukoyi

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Essence with Funmi Fiberesima

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Collins Talker

Nice! This is the kind of movie we want our nollywood producers to be producing.

Obviously, these kinds of movies deal with the real issues in our society. I hope Nairalanders would appreciate it, and go out there to get a copy of this movie. Funmi Fiberesima started shooting this movie 2 years ago, and it's just her first. Let's make sure she sees the benefit of her hard-work and diligence.

Nice one! Africans should say NO to female circumcision! It's very bad. This is the kind of movie that we need in our society today,not some sort of movies like "Ebola Doctors", "There is God oo" "Oga at the top"

Female genital mutilation is a barbaric act that should be abolished in our society. Even after d circumcision, many girls have died of excessive bleeding or tetanus, and some have been left with long-term health complications like stench, difficulty during childbirth, difficulty urinating, dripping, severe menstrual pains, and infertility. Some also find it very difficult to reach climax during intercourse One girl in department when I was in school swear never to forgive her mother. She was circumcised when She was an infant. She will always complain of not having urge for S3x and that She doesn't enjoy s3x Or feel her husband. She keep having problem with her husband cos of that issue. I still wonder Who gave people that silly idea of circumcising their daughters

Wow!! I'm presently on a survey of SE states ( precisely Imo and Ebonyi state which were found to have the highest rate of FGM/C in the S.E)
Its a UNFPA sponsored survey and when the images for Type 1 to 3 of the mutilations were shown, I fell sick. The 3rd type was an almost sewn closed vu1v@!!
Some states have laws banning them, but it has not deterred them from doing it!! Its really terrible!
Meanwhile, Osun has the overall highest in FGM/C with 76% and Lagos had the lowest so we are using it as a control.
This practice must stop!!

The movie sounds like its worth watching, female genital mutilation is one of the purest forms of evil committed against the girl child.

The annoying part is that a mother who was circumcised and knows how much she is suffering in her marriage as a result will still willingly offer up her daughter for the same rubbish.

Even educated parents still fall this hogwash, all in the name of tradition/customs. I do hope that the movie be made available in rural areas where it could probably some good.

God bless Nigeria

ABEG WHO BE ALL THESE PEOPLE!

So make we run commot 4rm 9ja naa!!!

ok

A Movie for a worthy cause,

not some of the garbage they dish out to us these days.

"Twitter babes", i almost wept when i stumbled on the title.

Ok oooooo, I hope this would civilise local community who are bend to mutilate innocent girls

Hw e take concern me

Why will a right thinking human mutilate a gal?
That's gon turn her into a fhucking Frigid.

Very good. This horrible practice must end.

Benbisco:
ABEG WHO BE ALL THESE PEOPLE!

Hollywood comedians

we need to take the fight from nairaland to the whole of the world
click like if you were circumcised

Am so against Female Genital Mutilation.

Hope its actually gonna go well on like some optimistic videos[color=#990000][/color]

INTERESTING

hmmm

okay

Let me boot

Eeyah

I̶̲̥̅̊ book space

Okay ooo
So good to know.

nice movie

tchidi:
Wow!! I'm presently on a survey of SE states ( precisely Imo and Ebonyi state which were found to have the highest rate of FGM/C in the S.E)
Its a UNFPA sponsored survey and when the images for Type 1 to 3 of the mutilations were shown, I fell sick. The 3rd type was an almost sewn closed vulva!!
Some states have laws banning them, but it has not deterred them from doing it!! Its really terrible!
Meanwhile, Osun has the overall highest in FGM/C with 76% and Lagos had the lowest so we are using it as a control.
This practice must stop!!

Really to think the fact this act still continues in my home state is absolutely oblivious to me.

When you finish your report I would be glad to examine it, My mail is blackdynamite@eircom.net.

Regards

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Abeg where can I download am?

Genital Mutilation is mostly or only practiced in Africa .