Onobiren: A Woman’s Story is a Nigerian Drama produced by Laju Iren Films. The Film is an emotionally rich movie that celebrates womanhood, resilience, culture, and the power of choosing one’s path. In this work, it is the character’s chosen path to journey from Warri to Lagos, the bustling city.
The story follows the character of Roli, a young woman who leaves Warri for Lagos, carrying the weight of family expectations, cultural expectation and personal responsibility. Her arrival in the busy city of Lagos begins to follow a familiar narrative of a young woman seeking a better life, but this evolves into a deeper story.
Instead of surrendering to the expectations of family and community, Roli chose another path, one defined by intentions, self-discovery, purpose, survival, independence, and the courage to rewrite her own destiny, powered by her fishing roots and the magic that occurs when women support women.
Onobiren: A Woman’s Story balances tradition with choosing one’s own path rather than the path chosen for you by others. The Film beautifully portrays the Itsekiri culture through the background of Roli, rooted in traditional fishing. These roots were not disregarded but became her drive, the foundation for her growth, and not a limitation to achieving her dreams.
A central theme in this film is the transformative power of women helping women, through shared struggle and collective Roli discovers that survival does not come from standing alone but from leaning and asking for help from the community, especially in moments of uncertainty.
The cast used to portray the themes of self-discovery, women supporting women, traditions vs modernity, and survival includes Patience Ozokwor, Deyemi Okanlawon, Bisola Aiyeola, Norbert Young, Chude Jideonwo, Desmond Bryce, Ruby Akubueze, and Temitope Tampe Aje, among others.
Through the blend of rich cultural themes, contemporary storytelling, and a stellar cast ensemble, Onobiren: the story of a woman speaks to women across generations and to anyone who is torn between tradition and self-discovery.
Onobiren: A Woman’s Story is a Nigerian Drama produced by Laju Iren Films. The movie is one of the most anticipated Nollywood Films of the year and is scheduled to hit cinemas across Nigeria and Ghana from the 6th of March 2026, with ticket preorders via onobiren.com from January 30th.
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