THE FIGURINE

The movie opens in Araromire in 1908: there is an vintage folktale approximately a goddess Araromire who requested a clergyman to invoke her spirit into a figurine carved out of the bark of a cursed tree. when villagers of Araromire touched the figurine, Araromire would supply them wealth and prosperity in all their endeavours. This suitable fortune however regrettably lasted for just seven years, after which the whole thing deteriorated and have become worse than it turned into seven years ago. The climax of the disaster changed into when the priest who invoked her spirit become determined dead on the river. The villagers come to be infuriated and invaded the Araromire shrine; the shrine is burned down and that ended the evil of Araromire. Lagos, 2001: Femi (Ramsey Nouah) is ready to move for his NYSC; He has been posted to Araromire – at the moment, his father (David J. Oserwe) has been very unwell (it's far later revealed within the movie that he changed into loss of life of most cancers). Sola (Kunle Afolayan) attends a activity interview and apparently, he has no NYSC, He has additionally graduated with a 3rd class. he's instructed he can not be hired without an NYSC certificate, so Sola visits the Dean of his faculty to get his clearance for NYSC. The Dean recognizes him as an irresponsible student who hardly ever attended his lectures. He further tells him that he used to date Mona who is at the contrary: a outstanding woman. The Dean asks him in which he has been published to; "Araromire", he spoke back. The Dean picks hobby and brings out a ebook. He starts to narrate the people tale approximately the village and the goddess it turned into named after. however, Sola fails to concentrate to relaxation of the tale (the catastrophe which follows the seven years) as he with politeness leaves the dean's workplace with disinterest. Femi and Mona (Omoni Oboli) meet at the auto park - She has been posted to Araromire as well; it's miles found out here that they were as soon as close friends. They both board a bus headed for Araromire. while inside the bus, Mona is asleep and Femi brings out a ring; he stares on the ring and cuddles it even as he stares at sound asleep Mona. He is also seen cuddling the hoop later at the camp. Sola eventually arrives on the NYSC orientation camp whilst the camp is almost over. at the same time as on the camp, out on an persistence trek, Femi becomes drained and he stops within the woods to use his inhaler as he is an asthmatic affected person. Sola additionally waits behind to help him out. even as within the jungle, they begin to pay attention a bizarre sound which always comes up at some point of camo parade. They both begin to trace the sound and later find out a unusual object on pinnacle of a tree that is emitting the sound. Rain starts offevolved to fall and that they each find safe haven in a mud residence. Sola uses his lighter and starts to explore the place. The rain has stopped and Femi movements out of the building to get clean air. Sola finds a figurine in an enclosed in a dusty timber cradle. at the last day of Parade, Mona informs Femi that Sola proposed to her and he or she usual. She additionally stated that she's wearing his toddler. Femi appears jealous and tries to discourage Sola from getting married, but Sola declines. Sola brings out the figurine he located within the dust residence and drops it on Femi's lap. Femi gets lower back from the NYSC only to see his father hale and hearty. He is likewise selected to head for a unique schooling at his work location within just six months of his appointment. Sola gets a process as well and marries Mona. Seven years later, Femi arrives from overseas and attends Sola's 'get-together'. Mona (who's pregnant again) introduces Femi to Linda (Funlola Aofiyebi), a fashion designer. all through the birthday celebration, Femi will pay no interest to her and maintains gazing Mona whom he is outwardly nonetheless in love with. Lara (Tosin Sido), Femi's more youthful sister, now lives with Sola's own family as Mona is assisting her along with her thesis. however, The Araromire figurine remains saved at Sola's. Femi's bronchial asthma has been cured miraculously as he smoked at the birthday celebration. Mona receives to know approximately the Araromire legend and he or she is concerned; she begins to make conclusions and starts offevolved doubting the actual supply of the unexpected wealth of the family. She additionally deduces that it could be the reason why her marriage with Sola has been so ideal, in spite of Sola having been a rascal and a Casanova again in college. She asks Lara to throw the figurine away but it returns into the residence mysteriously. She then makes a decision to throw it into the lagoon herself, she loses her being pregnant on her way to the lagoon. whilst dancing on the membership with Linda, Femi receives an bronchial asthma assault again after so many years. Sola additionally begins having an affair with Ngozi once more after so many years of being devoted to Mona, it is later determined that he is having an affair with Lara as properly and he also had an affair with Linda. Femi arrives at his rental sooner or later and sees his father dead in his crafts workshop. each Femi and Sola subsequently lose their jobs. Femi increases the subject of the figurine and suggests that they go back it to the shrine; though Sola nevertheless doesn't accept as true with the figurine is liable for all of the misfortune, he has the same opinion. Junior (Tobe Oboli), Sola's first son, also dies via falling off from the constructing while seeking to reach out to his mother — his father became having a massive argument along with his mum and the figurine turned into burnt. however, the figurine returns once more. Then, Sola and Femi set out to return the figurine. Mona, now in depression, sends Lara out of her house believing she permit her son die (She became supposed to be with him on the time Junior had the twist of fate). Lara's container opens up at the same time as she's struggling with Linda who's throwing her matters out and also pushing her out of the compound. plenty of figurines; just like the only in Sola's have a look at start to fall out of Lara's container. apparently, she has been accountable for 'the return of the figurine' whenever it changed into thrown out! She's called in and she or he begins to make confessions revealing that She is being controlled by using her brother, Femi. Femi and Sola arrive at the Araromire Shrine to go back the figurine; rain begins to fall and Femi is nowhere to be discovered. whilst Sola is busy searching out Femi, Femi kills him through hitting him with a log of wood. Femi returns to Lagos and he is confronted via Linda, whom Lara has already confessed to. Femi confirms the fact through revealing many things which proves that the complete Araromire desirable success and terrible luck turned into all a charade orchestrated through him as a way to kill Sola and get Mona all to himself. He terms the dropping in their jobs, his father's demise and his allergies 'coincidence'. He kills Linda afterwards and dumps her body within the lagoon. On his manner returned, he has his asthma attack and instructions Lara to bring him his inhaler, but she refuses; as an alternative, she calls the 'speedy response Squad' to report her brother's killings. Femi struggles to get upstairs. He reaches out to the body of Mona, he gets rid of Sola's ring from her finger and replaces it with his ring (which he changed into always observing in advance). The fast response Squad arrives and proclaims Femi useless. Linda, Femi and Mona are later seen alive and the film ends with the caption 'What do you consider'?