FARMER’S BRIDE

FEMI BRANCH AND TOBI BAKRE TEAM UP TO DELIVER A DELIGHTFUL PIECE

Tobi Bakre, often stereotyped for gangster roles comes up in a loverboy character.

The Farmer’s Bride, tells the story of a young maiden, Funmi, with dreams of furthering her education, who falls in love, and makes something of her life and she is married off to Odun, a rich and aging farmer from a neighbouring village, in exchange for a few plots of land.

However, Funmi does not succumb to fear and lets everyone, including her husband, know of her objection and displeasure with being forced into an unwilling marriage. Like the farmer in Mew’s poem who chases his young bride across fields to bring her back, Odun makes several efforts to transform the union into an affectionate one, but it’s futile; he is just too old for her.

Naturally, Femi is totally opposed to the idea; their relationship is more visceral than affectionate, at least from Femi’s side. It’s far-reaching that she would convince him to take such a devastating step against a loved one. But somehow, like Lady Macbeth, Funmi overrides her lover’s objections and persuades him otherwise. They quickly carry out their plan, but it is not without consequences.

In connection,  Femi, Odun’s handsome nephew, a university student from the city. Femi’s attractive looks are too much to resist, and he is also unable to take his eyes off Funmi. An intense visceral attraction develops between them, and it’s not long before they inevitably begin to quench each other’s thirst.

Funmi soon becomes pregnant; their escapades have been happening at the expense of Funmi’s conjugal duties to Odun, and the village deity is adept at conducting paternity tests. At this point, the illicit lovers are in a bind. Funmi resorts to manipulation and devises a drastic scheme, even though this behaviour is inconsistent with her character. Her actions portray her as an impulsive character rather than a scheming one, as there is very little that makes it believable for this change in character.

Naturally, Femi is totally opposed to the idea; their relationship is more visceral than affectionate, at least from Femi’s side. It’s far-reaching that she would convince him to take such a devastating step against a loved one. But somehow, Funmi overrides her lover’s objections and persuades him otherwise. They quickly carry out their plan, but it is not without consequences.

Farmer’s Bride has grossed highly in the Box office adding up to N113 million a month after its release, the movie has been met with so much excitement and this is not far from the fact the movie does has a poetic storyline, and not just poetic, but mixed with contemporary dynamics.

Cast in this are: Femi Branch, Tobi Bakre, Mercy Aigbe, Efe Irele,Wumi Toriola, Gbubemi Ejeye, and a host of others.

From All of Us at Real Nollywood, we rate this movie a 68%