The first quarter of the year
ended on a good note with
many cinema releases. With
the record set by Stephanie
Okereke’s “ Through the
Glass” and Funke Akindele’s
“Return of Jenifa” few years
ago when they hit the
cinemas, Nollywood films
have continued to be top on
the chart.
It not surprising however
that the under-listed films
which premiered during the
1st quarter of the year were
nothing less of block-bluster
films.
BROKEN
A social movie, Broken
premiered at the Silverbird
Entertainment Centre in
Abuja on Thursday, March
28, 2013. The premiere was
attended by members of the
cast and crew of the movie,
as well as members of the
public. Broken was directed
and produced by Bright
Wonder Obasi.
It starred notable Nollywood
big names like Bimbo
Manuel, Nse Ikpe-Etim and
Kalu Ikeagwu. The movie also
featured Iyke Adiele, Tehilla
Adiele, Mary Chukwu, Maksat
Anpe, and Shalom Sharon
Bada. It centers around the
lives of two past lovers, who
were once married.
Along the line their lives are
thrown into chaos as a result
of their past mistakes. Those
who have seen the movie
say, it’s doing well in the
cinemas.
House of Gold
Produced
by Yvonne
Nelson
and
directed
by Pascal
Amanfo,House of Gold stars
Majid Michel, Yvonne Nelson,
Ice Prince Zamani, Omawumi
Megbele, Eddie Watson,
Francis Odega, and Luckie
Lawson. The movie, which
premiered late last month is
a production of Media GH.
The story resolves around
Dab Ansah Williams, a high
flying entrepreneur/business
mogul and socialite who is
battling with cancer and has
6 weeks left to live,
according to his medical
doctors. With the help of his
long time associate and legal
representative, he embarks
on a mission to call all his
children back home – most
of whom were born out of
wedlock and various illicit
affairs.
The reunion proves a little
more than everyone
bargained for as each child
returns with an agenda,
setting the stage for the
most hilarious and bizarre 7
days of their lives. At the end,
they realize that there is just
too much for too many.
Blood and Henna
Starring, Sadiq Sani
Sadiq,Nafisat Abdullahi, Ali
Nuhu, Ibrahim Daddy, Beauty
Sankey, Salihu Bappa, Yachat
Sankey,Blood and Henna
produced by the trio of Nura
Akilu, Kenneth Gyang and Ali
Nuhurecaptures the story of
Musa who return to his
village after his shop has
been burnt in Lagos as a
result of protests
surrounding the early 90s
military’s two-party system.
Back home, he re-unites with
his two friends, especially
Shehu, a radical journalist
who is now teaching the
community’s kids in a
makeshift school after
running away from the city
himself on account of the
military’s crackdown on
journalists protesting their
handling of the political
situation in the country.
Henna
Henna
Musa meets and falls in love
with Saude whose father is
the richest farmer in the
village. The girl is married off
to him after Musa sells her
father’s pepper in the city,
breaking new grounds and
making huge money for her
money-loving father.
Their marriage is rosy at first
until Saude experiences a
series of miscarriages… and
a meningitis outbreak
threatens to breakup the
family’s happiness.
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