A Race Against Time

 The title gingers expectations for a straightforward film with a few scenes, minimal diversions and an organic plot but these are dashed after two hours of a highly enjoyable flick. Maybe if Tim the landlord (Kenn Taylor) had allowed Obinna (Lucky Ejim) to swallow his cocktail of pills in the opening scene (Lucky Ejim) perhaps it would have boiled down to a simple denouement. But fortunately both trade favours ushering the audience into a black hole of lies, incest, deception and familial intrigues. This is not left to them alone as a sprinkling of stars litter the film.  

 The plot revolves around Obinna- one of the numerous Nigerians in Canada seeking greener pastures. He has been given 30 days by the immigration authorities to leave the country or risk being deported. His leaving will amount to failure as his impoverished family in Nigerian have invested all they had in his foreign sojourn in the hope that the garb of poverty will be lifted from their backs- A ray of hope which came after his father’s sack from the railways and his endless search for a job that never came.

 Sadly the hopes have given way to a string of unfortunate events, the latest being his discovery of his girlfriend hopping into bed with another man. This caps his misfortunes and he decides to end his woeful existence. He is on the verge of killing himself when his dilemma comes to the attention of his chain-smoking Canadian landlord during a routine demand for the month’s overdue rent and both strike a deal that will benefit both of them.