Head Over Bills is a 2022 Nollywood romantic film which talks about the lifestyle of three sisters and the struggles their mother went through. [1] Produced by Dabby Chimere, the film features Shaffy Bello, Adesua Etomi, Uzor Arukwe, Racheal Okonkwo and others. [2]
The movie is a romantic drama whose running time is 2hrs 30mins. It narrates the type of lifestyle of three sisters, and the struggles and pains of their single mother who has gone through a lot of challenges to give her three daughters a befitting life but they take such opportunities for granted. Through it all, their mother challenged them to change their ways and become better people or face very hard consequences. In pursuit of these changes, the girls embrace new values, find love, lose it and rediscover themselves. [3] [4]
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