012 Contemporary Comedy – Old
30 Eggs is a story that felt completely authentic,
and while not without ugliness and betrayal, was also surprisingly
charming. Modeste (Jude Akuwudike) is a
blind man working the streets of a Rwandan town for money to get by, a living
he shares with orphan Innocent (Milanne Gordon), who walks people through the
rain using an umbrella. Modeste chides
Innocent for spending his savings on fizzy drinks and movies, all the time
explaining his deep desire to return to his hometown of Kiyumbe. When a chance windfall allows Modeste to plan
their departure, Innocent accidentally spends all the money on 30 eggs. Thus begins their epic cross-country trip,
using the eggs to barter their passage and sometimes losing them along the way. Innocent, while a childish, selfish boy at
times, is filled with wild-eyed wonder (he becomes obsessed with King Kong). Likewise, Modeste is certainly not all he
seems. Jude Akuwudike is wonderful, as
usual, as Modeste, but Milanne Gordon steals the show as a totally cheeky,
delightful Innocent. 30 Eggs was
written by Eoin O’Connor, produced by Gemma McMullan, and was originally
broadcast in 2015.
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