Clarissa

Overview

A modern reimagining of the Virginia Woolf novel Mrs. Dalloway. Follows society woman Clarissa as she prepares to host a party at her home in Lagos, Nigeria, where she will unexpectedly encounter once-intimate friends from her youth. As the group reflects on their shared past over the course of a single night, memories of their intricate relationships, passionate love, hidden desires, and lost aspirations give rise to bittersweet reckoning.

Directed by Chuko Esiri, Arie Esiri

Top cast

Sophie Okonedo

Clarissa

David Oyelowo

Peter

India Ria Amarteifio

Young Clarissa

Ayo Edebiri

Young Sally

Toheeb Jimoh

Young Peter

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Sally

Jude Akuwudike

Richard

Kehinde Cardoso

Young Ugo

Ogranya

Young Richard

Danny Sapani

Ugo

F

Fortune Nwafor

Septimus

Modesinuola Ogundiwin

Aisha

C

Chuks Joseph

Evans

Joke Silva

Lady Maryam

Joy Sunday

Comfort

C

Chioma Omeruah

Matilda

Y

Yasmin Dankaro

Elizabeth

T

Timilehin Ojeola

Jamiu

O

Ovunda Ihunwo

Professor Idaro

E

Ego Boyo

Nneka

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