What if your secret became a weapon against everyone you love?
Crosses is a film that tackles secrecy and how it destroys trust, love and bond in a society that does it's best to tear people apart.
Acting
Emmanuel Igboke and Ifeanyi Ogwo carry the emotional weight with painful authenticity.
Writing
Dialogue that makes silence feel louder than screaming.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's title references literal and metaphorical crosses — burdens we bear and marks that identify us in judgmental communities.
Director reportedly used non-professional actors from the Nigerian-Canadian diaspora to ground the cultural specificity of secrecy in immigrant communities where reputation survival is everything.
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