Women's Cot is a Nigerian film that was directed by Dickson Iroegbu in 2005. It was produced by Great Future Productions.[1]
The movie recounts the story of a woman whose husband has died and has become a widow. As a result of this challenge, members of the family treat her badly, so she decides to be at the widow's cot as result of threats from family relatives.[2] [3] In Nigeria, cultural practice dictates that a man's family can collect all of the deceased property when he dies, leaving his widow destitute. The widows in this film form a powerful group to prevent this practice, but they however become corrupt. The movie is about women's rights, murder and marriage.