The White Handkerchief is a 1998 short Nigerian film produced and directed by Tunde Kelani and starring Yemi Komolafe, Yemi Shodimu, and Khabirat Kafidipe.
[1] The film was adapted from The Virgin, a debut novel of Bayo Adebowale.
[2][3] The film tells the story of a young village girl called Awero, played by Sola Asedeko, who lost her virginity as a result of rape before she met her childhood love, called Odejimi, whom she decides to marry.
Odejimi must use a white handkerchief to evidence the virginal blood of Awero on their wedding night as required by tradition.
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