International Film: Mother of George

Mother of George (USA, 2013) is the feature for the International Film Series on Feb. 5 and 8.  The film focuses on Nigerian couple Ayodele and Adenike who are recently married and struggling to conceive. Cultural expectations and a persistent mother-in-law put immense pressure on the couple to have a child. When a prescribed fertility treatment and adoption are ruled out, family members secretly, and successfully, scheme to have Adenike conceive with her husband’s brother, Biyi. Believing he is the father, Ayodele is crushed when Adenike reveals the secret.