Bambino s'est installé dans sa vie de célibataire. Il a un revenu stable grâce à son emploi de chauffeur-livreur à Lagos, et il est apprécié par son voisinage qu'il aide dès qu'il le peut. Alors que les avances de sa voisine le laissent froid, Bambino rencontre le charismatique Bawa, un photographe, qui provoque quelque chose en lui… Lors de leurs balades aux quatre coins de la ville, ils développent des sentiments mutuels et vont devoir faire face à l'hostilité d'une société où l'homosexualité est encore tabou.







Interprètes : Tope Tedela / Riyo David / Martha Ehinome Orhiere / Uchechika Elumelu / Floyd Anekwe

Langue: anglais / Igbo/Ibo / Yoruba/Yoruba | Sous – titres: français

Production (companies) : Polymath Pictures / 2o9ine Films / Creative Blacks Production / Realm360 Production Panorama Berlinale



Parcours du film :



● Berlinale Teddy Awards for Best Feature film

● Jury Award for Outstanding Film (AFRIFF

● Jury Award for best narrative film (QFFM)

● Best International Film (Out on film, Atlanta)



2023 : Teddy Award (meilleur film de fiction queer du Panorama)



Film présenté au festival Vues d'Afrique dans la catégorie Regards sur la relève.

Bambino has settled into his life as a single man. His delivery driver job in Lagos means that he has a steady income, even if the promised promotion is a long time coming. He is appreciated by the neighbourhood; he helps out financially where he can and is generous when people are late repaying him. His neighbour Ifeyinwa's advances leave him cold, but when he meets the charismatic Bawa, the two immediately hit it off. A photo competition sees the two men driving around the city together on day-long explorations with increasing frequency. As Bawa looks at him through his camera lens, it soon becomes clear that he sees in Bambino not only a good model but also more than just a friend. Director, screenwriter and producer Babatunde Apalowo takes the title of his film at its word. Using an unobtrusive colour composition, he tells a restrained and tender story of two men who become close in a society in which same-sex sexual relations are considered taboo and are liable for prosecution. Their dance around each other unfolds slowly, in images that are concentrated and filled with calm. A sensual and politically important film from Nigeria about finding love where you least expect it.With Tope Tedela (Bambino) Riyo David (Bawa) Martha Ehinome Orhiere (Ifeyinwa) Uchechika Elumelu (Mama) Floyd Anekwe (Boss) English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin Panorama Berlinale 2023 : Teddy Award (Best Feature Film) Crew Director Babatunde Apalowo Screenplay Babatunde Apalowo Cinematography David Wyte Editing Babatunde Apalowo Colourists Matt Mahmood-Ogston, Josh Borrill Music Richard Kett, Catherine Shrubshall Sound Design Richard Kett, Kolade Morakinyo Sound Bankole Adedoyin Production Design Art Anekwe Art Director Jeffrey Agama Costumes Valerie Okeke Make-Up Uduoghene Alakpa Assistant Director Joan Inegbe Production Manager Bolaji Gelax Producer Damilola E. Orimogunje Executive Producer Ezra Olubi Associate Producer Nkechi Okere Co-Producers Babatunde Apalowo, Imafidon Gift Jesurobo-Owie, David Wyte Co-Production 2o9ine Films Lagos Creative Blacks Production Lagos Realm360 Production Lagos Produced by Polymath Pictures