Jungle Ride

2010, 90 minutes

Jungle Ride filmed in Lagos, Nigeria

Jungle Ride captures vividly, the increasing and alarming cases of unemployment among Nigerian youths. Set in the jungle that is the city of Lagos, Nigeria Akin, a petroleum engineering graduate has been looking for employment for years. One night a chance encounter in a parking lot with Honourable Jembe a friend of his late father brings about a new opportunity. Honourable Jembe recommends him for a job. He gives him his business card and writes a note on the back for the MD of the company. Luck is not on his side because he loses his wallet containing the card before he has the chance to interview at the company. On the other side of Lagos we see Emeka who like Akin is an unemployed graduate. He is behind on his house rent and due to be evicted when he sees a man drop his wallet on the street. Instead of warning the man or returning it, her waits until the man is out of eyeshot and grabs it. The opportunity that was Akin’s now becomes his. Irene is Akin’s girlfriend. She is employed in finance management but hates her job, however she has to stay there as she needs the money to support both herself and Akin. She models part time, and is just waiting for the time that Akin gains employment so that she can quit her job and pursue her dream full time.

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