The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

The Story Behind
the Secrets

Based on Lola Shoneyin's celebrated novel The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, this sweeping drama follows Bolanle the educated fourth wife of a prosperous Yoruba patriarch named Baba Segi whose arrival in the household disturbs a delicate and dangerous balance that has held for years.

Each wife carries a secret. Each secret has a cost. And the arrival of one woman is all it takes to unravel everything. A story about power, silence, tradition, and the extraordinary strength of women bound by circumstance.

This is the beloved story been adapted into a feature film.