Under the Udala Trees

Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl displaced during their civil war, begins a powerful love affair with another refugee girl from a different ethnic community. When the pair are discovered, they must learn the cost of living a lie amidst taboos and prejudices. Even as her nation contends with and recovers from the effects of war and division, Ijeoma seeks a glimmer of hope for a future where a woman might just be able to shape her life around truth and love.

Set in

• ★
  Ojoto · Nigeria

  war-era village, opening scenes
  ★ primary
• Port Harcourt · Nigeria

  postwar urban setting