The Obituary of Tunde Johnson
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson is an American drama film, directed by Ali LeRoi and released in 2019.
Plot
Tunde Johnson is a gay Nigerian-American teenager who is in a secret relationship with his school's white lacrosse champion Soren. Soren is closeted and officially dating popular girl Marley, Tunde's best friend since childhood. The day of Soren's birthday, when the two boys have planned to come out to their families, Tunde is stopped and fatally shot by a police officer. Following his death, he wakes up the previous morning and becomes trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the day of his murder, which keeps happening in different ways no matter how hard he tries to change it.
More details
| author | Stanley Kalu |
|---|---|
| director | Ali LeRoi |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | best friend closet come out date force happen lacrosse morning nigerian-american police officer popular girl secret relationship trap |
| producer | Chuck Bond Jason Shuman Marni Bond Zachary Green |
| publisher | Wolfe Releasing |
| theme | lgbt-related time loop |