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First thoughts 

This movie was very reminiscent of the comedies Amayo Uzo Philips used to make.

The Cast and Crew

Uzor Arukwe as Cletus
Ruth Kadiri as Anna
Blessing Jessica Obasi as Confidence
Deyemi Okanlawon as Harry
Debo Adebayo as Doctor
Emem Ufot as Okoro
Oby Titus as Cletusโ€™ Madam

Written by Adaeze Ibechukwu
Produced by Ruth Kadiri, Precious Kadiri
Directed by Okey Ifeanyi

Full Story

BROKE AND PROUD is the story about Cletus and his wife Anna. Cletus is a security guard and Anna is a hairdresser. They have six children and they live in a compound of batchers.

One day Cletus has a nightmare where a doctor congratulates him for welcoming a new baby. Cletus wakes up and taps Anna to know if she is pregnant, she says she isnโ€™t but as time goes along, we find out that she is.ย 

fun nigerian movie: BROKE AND PROUD recap

You see Anna has been experiencing fatigue and nausea, and her frenemy, Confidence forces her to go to the public health centre to take a test. There she finds out she is pregnant. Once she does, she tries to get an abortion but the doctor refuses because the pregnancy is past its first trimester.ย 

Anna is afraid to tell Cletus because he has been asking that she do family planning but she refuses. Also, Cletus lost his job. After he wasnโ€™t paid for 2 months, he stopped going to work for a week, only to return and see that he had been replaced.ย 

Cletus tries to get his salary back but is unable to despite devising insane means like dressing like a ritualist. All it did was get him beaten up.

fun nigerian movie: BROKE AND PROUD recap

Eventually, Cletus overhears Confidence talking to Anna about the pregnancy and he is livid. He and Anna go to the hospital for an ultrasound. When the doctor asked that he be present, he was like

โ€œI no wan see anything. No be like six I get for house? Abi this one go carry dollars come?โ€

After the ultrasound, the doctor congratulates Cletus for his many blessings as Anna is pregnant with triplets. Cletus faints and when they return home, he avoids her because she is too fertile. Anna finds out from Confidence that men can also do family planning, so she goes to the doctor to find out. When she returns home, she informs Cletus of her findings and he replies

โ€œI no dey do. You want make dem cut my blocos for me. No!โ€

fun nigerian movie: BROKE AND PROUD recap

Cletus finally gets a new job with an IJGB named Harry, who seems level-headed and even asks Cletus if he is married with a family. Cletus is quick to say no, only to find out that he would have gotten a higher salary if he had said yes.ย 

Cletus returns home and packs his bags to go stay with his boss. For weeks unend, he doesnโ€™t return home, even his friend Okoro who had been covering for him asks Cletus to return home but Cletus doesnโ€™t.ย 

fun nigerian movie: BROKE AND PROUD recap

Anna is forced to do odd jobs to provide for the kids despite being heavily pregnant. Cletus decides to waltz in after being away for weeks and he returns with a new dress sense and swag. He spends a weekend and leaves again.

After not returning for a while, Confidence is annoyed and goes to Harryโ€™s house to force Cletus back home. She got the address while eavesdropping on Cletus and Okoroโ€™s phone conversation. When Harry hears that Cletus has a family, he demands that Cletus stop living with him and only come during his work hours.ย 

fun nigerian movie: BROKE AND PROUD recap

So one day, while inside Harryโ€™s living room, Cletus notices a picture. When he asks who that is, Harry says it is a picture of his father and sister. Cletus rushes home to collect the exact same picture from Anna and gives it to Harry. Harry is shocked and happy and follows Cletus to meet Anna.ย 

In the end, Harry changes Annaโ€™s life. She punishes Cletus for a bit letting him just be only a security guard but eventually, they settle and he gets to relocate with them to the UK.ย 

fun nigerian movie: BROKE AND PROUD recap

Rating out of 10

I give it ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฎ๐Ÿผ

Two people made this movie fun to watch. The first was Uzor Arukwe who was just allowed to go crazy and have fun with it. The second was Blessing Jessica Obasi, who was just the perfect frenemy who was both annoying and funny. 

They made me laugh.


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