Letitia Wright is set to play a young woman battling Ireland's asylum system in an upcoming drama from Irish writer-director Frank Berry.
The 27-year-old Black Panther actor will star alongside The Crown's Josh O'Connor in the new Irish indie film called Provision, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The entertainment website says the movie will "tell the story of Ishtar Deresse (Wright), a young African woman fleeing persecution from criminals in her home country of Nigeria due to drug debts her deceased brother left behind. She spends over two years in Ireland's asylum system, and during this time she stays at various remote and over-crowded centers around the country, where she lives under a constant threat of deportation.
"After watching the family she shared a room with be deported, Ishtar is approached by a new security guard Conor Healy (O'Connor) who, feeling guilty about his involvement in the deportation, offers her the use of the kitchen at night to cook her own food. Having spent time in prison, Conor empathises with the residents, and in particular with Ishtar’s traumatic past.
"The more Ishtar and Conor learn about each other, the more their friendship develops. However their growing connection, and any possibility of a future together comes under frequent threat and disruption in an environment where asylum seekers are deemed to be just numbers in a dehumanizing system."
Provision is slated to start filming in Ireland next month.
