‘Freedom Way’ Review: From Nigeria, a Kinetic Thriller Juggles Many Intertwining Narratives

variety.com:

Murtada Elfadl A big city and its inhabitants are the focus of filmmaker Afolabi Olalekan’s engaging feature debut. Shot on location in the Nigerian capital of Lagos, the film has a palpable understanding of this big metropolis.

Its pace is fast like the city, and it follows many characters whose stories continue to converge, as if Lagos were making them crash into each other.

Olalekan maintains a firm grip on both the many narratives and the kinetic pace of the film, all of which make for a compelling and thoughtful watch, even if some of what transpires seems implausible and too coincidental.

The thematic linchpin of the crossing stories are macro subjects: corruption and economic strife. The micro subjects are the inter-relationships between several characters and how they depend on one another to survive in the city.