Sudani from Nigeria Review

Cast: Soubin Shahir, Samuel Abiola Robinson

Music: Rex Vijayan, Shahabaz Aman

Direction: Zakariya

Samuel, the star player of ‘MYC Accode’- a local 7s football team, is from Nigeria but everyone assumes that he is from Sudan and call him Sudani/ Sudu. The film opens with football commentary over the titles followed by a football match. We come to know the popularity of Sudani and think it’s about this player’s football journey. But it’s more an emotional journey with Sudani.

Majid (played by Soubin Shahir) is the manager of ‘MYC Accode’ team, who pulls of a brilliant performance in this film. I really loved his performance in two scenes. One is the interval scene where he gets angry with Sudani. Another one is the later scene when he feels sorry for that. The scene where Majid and his friend bring alcohol for Sudani and breaks the bottle. Majid goes out of the room and comes back as a casual onlooker. It is one of the most hilarious scenes in the film.

The light hearted subtle humour works really well. The humour is in most of the scenes, even in a scene where the film gets serious. The screenplay has balanced the humour and emotions in a balanced manner. The problem faced by Majid during the interval block is a minor one as compared to the other one he faces in the second half. It’s surprising how the minor one is dramatic while the major one is revealed subtly.

Except Majid’s character, the other characters do not undergo a character transition. It’s not just Majid’s character that stands out, but also every other characters. Be it Sudani, Majid’s parents, visitor who performs gymnastics, Majid’s friends, everyone creates an everlasting impact with their natural performance.

The film is like a warm embrace of humanity. I really loved the way climax conveyed the emotions, especially the scene at airport. One of the best scene that I loved is when Sudani is dreaming of his sister fetching water from well in Nigeria. She faints while bringing the water. The scene is cut there and in reality we see Majid’s friend wasting water and Sudani starts shouting. I loved the way the its edited.

Verdict: A warm embrace of humanity.

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