In “Potato Potahto,” Shirley Frimpong-Manso puts a hilarious twist on divorce; a serious topic often accompanied by stigmatization shrouded in religion and culture. Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s “Potato Potahto” is an anomaly; a comedy movie about divorce.Divorce is a tricky topic in Africa, often accompanied by a never-ending stigma and shrouded in religion and culture.Couples who divorce are often made to feel a sense of shame and failure; their plight even become a subject of public conversations and ridicule.An African parent is likely to panic once their child mentions ‘divorce,’ forcing couples to avert divorce for as long as they can. There’s also the bad blood that tends to follow an ugly divorce.
