LionheartTheMovie: Nigerians’ Take On Oscar Disqualification

Not one to shy away from public solidarity in the face of perceived external injustice being meted on their own, Nigerians continue to react to the disqualification of the movie which has some segments in the local Igbo language but interestingly is filmed in English language, which is the country’s official language.

The organizers rule holds stipulates that to qualify for the category, a film must be “predominantly non-English”.

Apparently almost everyone on twitter is sympathetic to her cause which a number of Nigerians going philosophical on the rejection. See reactions monitored by Exclusive Africa below: