Suzette Llewellyn

Ngozi Onwurah's sole feature to date is a rough diamond of 1990s British cinema, a harrowing blast of grungy exploitation. It begins with a haunting prologue set in North Carolina in 1652, where an Ibo family calmly drown themselves rather than succumb to the chains of slavery. It then jumps forward to immerse the viewer in a fetid slum of the near-future - the titular Terrordome.

A single mom makes ends meet by renting out rooms to prostitutes. When times get tough, she goes all in on catering to older male clientele.