Akin Omotoso’s Man on Ground

Akin Omotoso’s multi-award winning new movie, Man on Ground is making waves internationally and has won at the Jozi Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival and most recently The Monaco Charity Film Festival. The film stars Hakeem Kae-Kazim and is a portrayal of rising xenophobia in South Africa, Omotoso casts the story of a young Nigerian man living in the African refugee tenements of Johannesburg who disappears against the background of animosity against immigrants flaring into violent rioting. The film is inspired by real yet controversial events that occured in South Africa. Even though the film is set in South Africa, the lessons are relevant and applicable globally.