This Lady Called Life (2020)

I watched this on a trans-Atlantic flight, and would likely not have watched it had I not been a captive audience. The real thing it has to offer is a glimpse at life in a working class African family. THe main character is Aiye, a single mother, who has dreams of becoming a professional and recognised chef. But for Aiye, life isn’t that simple. She has to wrestle with raising her four-year-old son alone, has been kicked out of her house by her mother, and barely keeps her head above water. Yet no matter how terribly her family treats her, they expect her to come home at any hint of trouble. It is hard to eatch, and while things do get better for Aiye, they are not altogether great, and I ended up feeling slightly dissatisfied at the end.