CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 2h 15m

Clarissa

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Across a single day in Lagos, Nigeria, Clarissa prepares to host a high society party at her home, as her complicated past begins to consume her, in the form of now-distant friends and loves from her youth. Simultaneously, Septimus, a young soldier, is haunted by his own memories of the horrors he has witnessed and endured. As the perspectives traverse past and present, across the bourgeois class and those too easily forgotten by society, a delicate portrait of contemporary Nigeria emerges.

Directed byChuko Esiri, Arie Esiri

Coming December 11, 2026
Status
Released
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
EN
Released
December 11, 2026
Budget
$5,000,000
Studios
Per Capita ProductionsInvention Studios

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Clarissa

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Peter

India Ria Amarteifio

India Ria Amarteifio

Young Clarissa

Ayo Edebiri

Ayo Edebiri

Young Sally

Toheeb Jimoh

Toheeb Jimoh

Young Peter

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Sally

Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

Richard

Kehinde Cardoso

Kehinde Cardoso

Young Ugo

Ogranya

Ogranya

Young Richard

Danny Sapani

Danny Sapani

Ugo

Creative team
Directed by
Chuko Esiri
Chuko Esiri
Arie Esiri
Arie Esiri
Written by
Chuko Esiri
Chuko Esiri
Produced by
Arie Esiri
Arie Esiri
Chuko Esiri
Chuko Esiri

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