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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 88083, member: 27"] A standing ovation at Berlinale capped off nearly a decade of audition rejections for one Lagos-set film's breakout star. Amanda Oruh's long road to Lady [LIST] [*]Amanda Oruh spent roughly ten years chasing a breakthrough. [*]Months without work and constant rejections defined that stretch. [*]Her role as Pinky in Lady finally changed everything. [*]Oruh previously appeared in King of Boys. [/LIST] Lady's festival run so far [LIST] [*]Lady premiered in Europe at the Berlin International Film Festival. [*]Berlinale's audience gave the film a standing ovation. [*]Sundance awarded its cast the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award. [*]That ensemble-acting recognition came earlier this year. [/LIST] What the film is about [LIST] [*]Lady is a UK-Nigerian co-production. [*]Lagos women navigating survival and sisterhood drive the story. [*]Oruh described her emotional reaction to seeing herself onscreen. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]