Mister Johnson

Year: 1990

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: English

Director: Bruce Beresford

Drama

In 1923 British‑colonial Nigeria, an educated Black man named Mister Johnson feels out of place among both his fellow Nigerians and the British officials. Employed by the local magistrate and convinced he is English despite never having visited England, he constantly schemes to advance himself, a habit that repeatedly lands him in hot water.

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