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Swallow

A naive secretary whom after a series of career woes, considers her roommate's offer to work as a drug mule in mid-1980s Lagos.

Director

Kunle Afolayan

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Genre

drama, history, thriller

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Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

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If I'm dating a man, - Swallow

If I'm dating a man,

You can still take me out to parties, - Swallow

You can still take me out to parties,

But you better not wake up Saturday
morning and ask me for breakfast. - Swallow

But you better not wake up Saturday morning and ask me for b...

Six months, maximum. - Swallow

Six months, maximum.

"War Against Indiscipline." - Swallow

"War Against Indiscipline."

You will be jailed
if you throw litter out of a bus. - Swallow

You will be jailed if you throw litter out of a bus.

Try it next time and see what happens.
You'll deal with me! - Swallow

Try it next time and see what happens. You'll deal with...

What is the problem?
Did I make a mistake giving birth to you? - Swallow

What is the problem? Did I make a mistake giving birth to yo...

Your useless father has gambled
all his money! I'm the only one working! - Swallow

Your useless father has gambled all his money! I'm the ...

I work morning, afternoon, night
and you won't let me have any peace! - Swallow

I work morning, afternoon, night and you won't let me h...

Don't become like them at all. What is it? - Swallow

Don't become like them at all. What is it?

Why do I have to yell every day?
Are we the only ones who live here? - Swallow

Why do I have to yell every day? Are we the only ones who li...

It's been three years
since we started dating. - Swallow

It's been three years since we started dating.

Just last year,
you told me to give you some more time. - Swallow

Just last year, you told me to give you some more time.

But, when exactly
are you planning to meet my family - Swallow

But, when exactly are you planning to meet my family

Let's do the proper thing
so you can pay my dowry. - Swallow

Let's do the proper thing so you can pay my dowry.

I don't understand
why it's taking so long. What's wrong? - Swallow

I don't understand why it's taking so long. What&#...

I just don't want to end up one of those
women who are disappointed by a man. - Swallow

I just don't want to end up one of those women who are ...

I'm just telling you this
because time is running out. - Swallow

I'm just telling you this because time is running out.

Don't I live in the same Lagos as you,
hustling every day? - Swallow

Don't I live in the same Lagos as you, hustling every d...

Uh... even Rose, she said
I should give you six months maximum. - Swallow

Uh... even Rose, she said I should give you six months maxim...

And if you're not ready,
maybe I should break up with you. - Swallow

And if you're not ready, maybe I should break up with y...

She sees that you're in a steady
relationship and she can't take it. - Swallow

She sees that you're in a steady relationship and she c...

Somebody that can't keep a man,
that's who gives you advice? - Swallow

Somebody that can't keep a man, that's who gives y...

The one that sends you on errands, - Swallow

The one that sends you on errands,

"Sanwo, let's go." - Swallow

"Sanwo, let's go."

Look, Tolani.
Leave my uncle out of this. You hear? - Swallow

Look, Tolani. Leave my uncle out of this. You hear?

- This one is different.
- I said I don't want to hear it. Ah. - Swallow

- This one is different. - I said I don't want to hear ...

Tolani, I won't disappoint you.
I'm not a bastard. - Swallow

Tolani, I won't disappoint you. I'm not a bastard.

Had I been around,
she wouldn't have done it. - Swallow

Had I been around, she wouldn't have done it.

Hakeem too was trying to open his mouth,
but Franca was the actual devil. - Swallow

Hakeem too was trying to open his mouth, but Franca was the ...

It's her type
that sleeps with useless men like Salako. - Swallow

It's her type that sleeps with useless men like Salako.

It won't end well for him,
the stress he put me through at that bank. - Swallow

It won't end well for him, the stress he put me through...

Tolani, because women like me and you
never get justice in this country. - Swallow

Tolani, because women like me and you never get justice in t...

He steals from the bank, from customers
and still collects bribes. - Swallow

He steals from the bank, from customers and still collects b...

Those bad debt letters you've been typing,
you think they'll be repaid? - Swallow

Those bad debt letters you've been typing, you think th...

Salako opens an account for a big man - Swallow

Salako opens an account for a big man

- Hmm.
- Big man then gives them both a cut. - Swallow

- Hmm. - Big man then gives them both a cut.

The government ministers steal,
even the president steals. - Swallow

The government ministers steal, even the president steals.

Then you toil and work hard, - Swallow

Then you toil and work hard,

If I ever see that man again,
I will deal with him. - Swallow

If I ever see that man again, I will deal with him.

Yes, if I can't ask her for money,
who else can I ask? - Swallow

Yes, if I can't ask her for money, who else can I ask?

You know, when I was in Italy,
I went to their "Vasasi" store. - Swallow

You know, when I was in Italy, I went to their "Vasasi&...

- Aren't there call centers in your area?
- There are no working lines in my area. - Swallow

- Aren't there call centers in your area? - There are n...

But you have money to live in Keffi
and to rent a shop in Onikan? - Swallow

But you have money to live in Keffi and to rent a shop in On...

Give you a little bit,
you know, something to get you by. - Swallow

Give you a little bit, you know, something to get you by.

Sisi said we should help each other.
That's what she said. - Swallow

Sisi said we should help each other. That's what she sa...

Sisi can say whatever she wants.
That's small town talk. Let me tell you. - Swallow

Sisi can say whatever she wants. That's small town talk...

If it wasn't for my father,
I wouldn't have gone to Italy. - Swallow

If it wasn't for my father, I wouldn't have gone t...

In fact, I wouldn't be sitting here today. - Swallow

In fact, I wouldn't be sitting here today.

Don't insult my father, don't try it.
Don't even go there. - Swallow

Don't insult my father, don't try it. Don't e...

The only thing is
that his salary as a teacher - Swallow

The only thing is that his salary as a teacher

Ah, Violet you have...
you have a bad mouth! - Swallow

Ah, Violet you have... you have a bad mouth!

And yours isn't uncouth?
Look at you, hypocrite. Am I your senior? - Swallow

And yours isn't uncouth? Look at you, hypocrite. Am I y...

Hmm? Rose, I don't have money. Am I clear? - Swallow

Hmm? Rose, I don't have money. Am I clear?

It takes you out and brings you back. - Swallow

It takes you out and brings you back.

My sister, maybe one day
Papa Chidi too will be able to buy one. - Swallow

My sister, maybe one day Papa Chidi too will be able to buy ...

Whether it's used or an imported car. - Swallow

Whether it's used or an imported car.

Because anything after seven,
that's another problem. - Swallow

Because anything after seven, that's another problem.

We thank God.
We're planning to cook beans today. - Swallow

We thank God. We're planning to cook beans today.

He's fine, thanks to God. Welcome, eh. - Swallow

He's fine, thanks to God. Welcome, eh.

An extremely useless individual. - Swallow

An extremely useless individual.

Not at all,
Vio is wicked. Sisi told me already. - Swallow

Not at all, Vio is wicked. Sisi told me already.

She said if Vio
saw her injured on the road, - Swallow

She said if Vio saw her injured on the road,

Sisi has never gotten even one single kobo
from Vio since she came back from Italy. - Swallow

Sisi has never gotten even one single kobo from Vio since sh...

She only knows how to shout "mamma mia,"
when she has customers. - Swallow

She only knows how to shout "mamma mia," when she ...

She doesn't understand any Italian!
She doesn't, she's just pretending. - Swallow

She doesn't understand any Italian! She doesn't, s...

And she met Fedele
when she was cleaning his house! - Swallow

And she met Fedele when she was cleaning his house!

I'm thinking maybe
I should even be grateful. - Swallow

I'm thinking maybe I should even be grateful.

Whatever she calls herself. Her.
One day she'll kill one of her children. - Swallow

Whatever she calls herself. Her. One day she'll kill on...

When I passed her just now, - Swallow

When I passed her just now,

Who wants to wake up
to such an angry face every day? - Swallow

Who wants to wake up to such an angry face every day?

Umar. That is it,
see me later in my office. - Swallow

Umar. That is it, see me later in my office.

Mr. Salako has requested
that you be transferred. - Swallow

Mr. Salako has requested that you be transferred.

I think you're the...
suitable person for that office. - Swallow

I think you're the... suitable person for that office.

He's passed on. What a pity.
May God grant him heavenly rest. - Swallow

He's passed on. What a pity. May God grant him heavenly...

Your diction!
Don't you understand English? - Swallow

Your diction! Don't you understand English?

Like she packed a lot of juju there. - Swallow

Like she packed a lot of juju there.

You don't know my job,
you don't know what my job entails. - Swallow

You don't know my job, you don't know what my job ...

Look, when a customer
comes in or they call on the phone, - Swallow

Look, when a customer comes in or they call on the phone,

We want to buy shoes, but your shoes
are always too expensive... - Swallow

We want to buy shoes, but your shoes are always too expensiv...

- Hello.
- Eh, O to the C! OC Money! - Swallow

- Hello. - Eh, O to the C! OC Money!

You see these two,
they're my favorite customers in Lagos. - Swallow

You see these two, they're my favorite customers in Lag...

What are you doing with his kind,
he doesn't like spending money. - Swallow

What are you doing with his kind, he doesn't like spend...

All right,
you should give me your address. - Swallow

All right, you should give me your address.

Ah, you should've seen OC's house,
there's no gadget he doesn't have. - Swallow

Ah, you should've seen OC's house, there's no...

When I was there, what's his name...
Johnny came by. - Swallow

When I was there, what's his name... Johnny came by.

He claims he is into import and export - Swallow

He claims he is into import and export

But now he wants to monitor me,
asking silly questions. Please. - Swallow

But now he wants to monitor me, asking silly questions. Plea...

And so?
Hasn't it been long enough since we dated? - Swallow

And so? Hasn't it been long enough since we dated?

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A naive secretary whom after a series of career woes, considers her roommate's offer to work as a drug mule in mid-1980s Lagos.

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Director: Kunle Afolayan

Writer: Kunle Afolayan, Sefi Atta

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, history, thriller

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 4.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Oct 2021

Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations total

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