August the First
DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2008-06-24
Genre: Drama
Director: Lanre Olabisi
Stars: Ian Alsup, Dennis Rubin Green, Joy Merriweather, Kerisse Hutchinson, Sean Phillips, Gloria Sauve, Monique Gramby, Robert McKay, Toni Thai Sterrett, Geronimo Frias
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Synopsis: First-time director Lanre Olabisi's relentless and devastating family drama August the First observes the calamities that erupt for the deeply dysfunctional Ibirinde clan, when they gather to celebrate son Tunde's high school graduation. Matters in the household are already problematic enough - Rhonda, the mother, slips headfirst into alcoholism; Simisola, Tunde's older sister, distances herself emotionally; and Ade, the oldest son, bombards Tunde with a relentless barrage of criticisms - but the arrival of long-estranged father Dipo is what truly ignites the powder keg. As the night unfurls, Dipo's most unwelcome appearance unveils long-buried hidden agendas and dark, twisted secrets from the past that ultimately tear the Ibirinde family to shreds.
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