Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- For many Nigerians raised in deeply religious homes, 'Oversabi Aunty' will feel uncomfortably familiar. Directed by and starring Toyin Abraham, the Nollywood dramedy tells the story of the overzealous, self-appointed moral policewoman whose devotion to correcting others masks a dangerous neglect of her own household.

Released in December as a holiday offering, the film is positioned as a family-friendly crowd-pleaser. But beneath its comic surface lies a pointed critique of religious hypocrisy, parenting failures, and the quiet damage inflicted by performative righteousness.

Toun (played by Toyin Abraham), a church woman whose fervour for "doing God's work" is expressed mainly through judging other people's children....