While the story is emotionally gripping, the absolute hostility of Monica's mother (played by Blessing Onwukwe) is incredibly frustrating to watch. She denies Monica a university education, drives away a good man, and manipulates her endlessly. I felt exhausted waiting for Monica to finally snap and choose herself, but she just keeps enduring it. The film stays so heavily in one emotional lane that it makes you wonder why the mother was written to be so intensely wicked without a deeper explanation.