Nigeria, May 16 -- The blockbuster biographical film, 'Funmilayo Ransome Kuti', is set to hit cinemas nationwide on 17 May.

The film, written by Tunde Babalola and directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters, tells the life story of the late Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, a renowned Nigerian educator, political campaigner, women's rights activist, and mother of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

The movie also explored her days at Abeokuta Grammar School, her marriage to Isreal Ransome-Kuti and her revolutionary fight against colonialism and patriarchy through the creation of the Abeokuta's Women's Union.

The film starred some movie stars like Kehinde Bankole, Ajoke Silva, Adunni Ade, Adebayo Salami, Omowunmi Dada, Jide Kosoko, Delete Odule, Ibrahim ...