Mortal Inheritance

Mortal Inheritance is a Nigerian film produced by Zeb Ejiro, directed by Andy Amenechi and written by Bond Emeruwa.^[1]

Mortal Inheritance
Directed by	Andy Amenechi
Written by	Bond Emeruwa, Andy Amenechi
Produced by	Zeb Ejiro
Starring	Fred Amata, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Kunle Bamtefa
Music by	Abay Esho
Release date	1996 (1996)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

Plot

Mortal Inheritance is a romantic drama about a woman dealing with sickle-cell anaemia. The plot also delves into cultural resistance to inter-ethnic marriages in Nigeria. The protagonist of the story is Kemi, a Yoruba lady with sickle cell anemia, the part was played by Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. She beats the odds of dying young as a sickle cell patient and upon reaching adulthood, falls in love with Chike, an Igbo man. When she realised that Chike has the AS genotype or sickle cell trait, she ends the relationship.^[2]

See also

List of Nigerian films