Cannes, France, May 18, 2026 (AFP) - 'Mesmeric' movie on secret lives of Nigeria's rich wows Cannes

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A wonky mosaic in the shape of Nigeria plays a subtly telling role in Arie and Chuko Esiri's Cannes Film Festival break-out hit "Clarissa". No one can get the artwork to sit quite straight on the wall as a chic power couple prepares to receive their guests for a party at their waterside Lagos home. "It's a perfect motif of the nation," Chuko Esiri, the marginally younger of the twin brothers who directed the enthralling tale, told AFP. "It's slig......

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