Clash of cultures, conflict of interest, economy and other factors are the focus of new movie, Imported Wives, directed by Nigerian-Canadian filmmaker, Pascal Atuma.
 
The movie sheds light on the importation of wives and drama that ensued, thereafter. Acting as a mirror to the modern-day reality of marriages and relationships, it aims to showcase what happens when men literally take wives from Africa and other parts of the world, marry them, and take them abroad to start a new life.
    
The movie features Patience Ozokwor, Joseph Benjamin, Omoni Omoli, Nancy Isime, Pascal Atuma, Funky Malam and others.
  
Speaking on the movie, Atuma, said: “It’s an epidemic. If you look at the American and Canadian, marriages with Africans have an 80 per cent divorce rate. I wanted to solve a problem that is becoming an epidemic because in the last five years, we lost 10 Nigerians in the US, and three in Canada so, this movie was overdue.    

“This story is an awakening story that needed to be told. In Africa, no matter how rich a woman is, once she’s married to a man, she must respect him but when they move overseas, some of our women see it as freedom at last. Some of our women do not have the intention to buy into the American, Canadian or British culture but the older women who came in and their marriage couldn’t work formed a cartel where their job is to have more people like them, so, there is character change, which result in divorce.
 
“People can use this movie to advise intending couples on what they are going into… Every family in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, China and India should watch this story and use it as a mirror.”
  
Speaking also, Executive Director, Nile Entertainment Group, Lolu Desalu, said: “The storyline is interesting. It will generate conversations, educate and make the viewer discover new things. We hear and read about news of how couples move abroad and things change and couples killing each other so, we need to shed light on this. At Nile, we are always looking for interesting stories, thought-provoking stories and stories that bring the message to the people.
  
“Some women move abroad and change because the cultures are different. For instance, if a couple have a nanny and a driver while in Nigeria but when they move abroad, everything will be different and both must work harder. The new phase of life will add to the pressure and when there is pressure in your relationship, your true nature will come out.
  
“If you didn’t marry for love in the first place, the cracks will start showing and if you don’t manage it well, it will end up in divorce or death.”