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They should have submitted Kunle Afolayan's Mokalik. Lionheart had predominantly English dialogues. Genevieve herself barely spoke Igbo there

If you claim to be an English speaking country, why are they asking you to write all forms of nonsense English language proficiency test to get visa. IELTS, TOELF and the rest.

Shebi na you want international award and they have given you their criteria. Why not go back and learn. Do your movies in your language and try again. Many Nigerian musicians are gaining international recognition using nigerian languages. You don't need to rant about the Oscars disqualification.

Thank God say no be naija award. Our ipod brothers for start to claim say na jealousy cause am and blame afonjas as usual.

Seunpaul01:


Infact, mokaliki by kunle afolayan and Ghost, a Toyin Abraham film best the movie in many ways.

Mokaliki, i no feel that one.

SolarRen:


You are absolutely correct, a lot of scenes didn't quite add up. I felt in their bid to be unpredictable they totally lost the plot others just didn't make sense atall; Reminisce holding a lit cigarette in a place saturated with gasoline was one of those moments



King of boys is closest thing to a Hollywood blockbuster movie Nigeria has ever produced.

Exactly!
Imagine how a whole Makanaki whom the movie had protrayed a spiritually fortfiled street lord with the audacity to dethrone king Eni would just die by gunshot.
Look at the court used to judge the high ranking Eniola, can you compare the quality of that court to the one used in the series 'Castle & Castle'?
Not also forgetting the house of the Chief justice which got invaded looking so ordinary.
I was disappointed to be honest.

Omotaday:
Try “October 1st”. That is my best movies in recent years.

Yes I have watched October 1st and it was lit. It's as dope as Figurine.

Confirmedzombie:
This old cargo is a broke ugly olosho. No wonder at such age she is still single.
Husband snatcher

u are just so foolish

olasaad:
I think the host read nairalanders comment

Lol I think so too....

donbachi:
Take heart.... lionheart...by now u for dey enjoy ur own lionshare....sorry boo.

your comment will put her into the lions den

Confirmedzombie:
This old cargo is a broke ugly olosho. No wonder at such age she is still single.
Husband snatcher

What has your comment got to do with the fact that her movie was disqualified from the awards... You just wasted the space you used in writing a rubbish comment! Dang!

matkid:
u are just so foolish

He is such a fool...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v45GprEyM7U

Lionheart by Genevieve Nnaji - Trailer

Threebear:
I love Genevieve but to be honest , that movie was mediocre .

Place it side by side with other movies submitted for best foreign language and it looks extremely bland .

Having 500 plus languages is no excuse .

The requirement for the category has always been clear ....best FOREIGN language .

No need to sensationalize and act pitiable .

A lot of countries are multi lingual but still manage to showcase their cultures and primary language.

Thanks for this submission. Nigerians like to play wounded knee sometimes and it’s deplorable.

We’re always shocked when others follow law and policy because we’re used to not doing it.

Mimirabelle4:
Genny & other Nigerian producers/directors should just take a cue from this to promote our cultural heritage more in their movies.
Been nominated in the first place is huge in my opinion.

it was never nominated. The nominations will be announced in January. Learn the difference between submission and nomination

Our official language in Nigeria is English; everybody knows this. But the movie didn't depict Nigeria as a whole. It depicted southeastern Nigeria whose language is predominantly igbo. So, yes; the Oscar academy actually has solid grounds for disqualification.

Truth be told
If they had made the movie more in Igbo, some people(non Igbo speaking tribes) wouldn't have loved it
If they had made it more in Nigerian pidgin, it would have been a nuisance
But all said, I think a mixture of Igbo, English, pidgin and a good subtitle would have gone a long way

Mimirabelle4:

Exactly!
Imagine how a whole Makanaki whom the movie had protrayed a spiritually fortfiled street lord with the audacity to dethrone king Eni would just die by gunshot.
Look at the court used to judge the high ranking Eniola, can you compare the quality of that court to the one used in the series 'Castle & Castle'?
Not also forgetting the house of the Chief justice which got invaded looking so ordinary.
I was disappointed to be honest.

Exactly

Chubhie:
Kunle Afolayan's The Figurine would've been a perfect fit.

Lol. This one wants to set us back 10 years

SolarRen:


You are absolutely correct, a lot of scenes didn't quite add up. I felt in their bid to be unpredictable they totally lost the plot others just didn't make sense atall; Reminisce holding a lit cigarette in a place saturated with gasoline was one of those moments



King of boys is closest thing to a Hollywood blockbuster movie Nigeria has ever produced.

There is this movie "Corner stone". the movie is about girls children. i will take that movie above all this movies with very well known actors but still produce poor acting. the movie " corner stone" with relatively unknown actors which were able to represent their roles very well is the kind of movies we need to be producing in this country.

SolarRen:


You are absolutely correct, a lot of scenes didn't quite add up. I felt in their bid to be unpredictable they totally lost the plot others just didn't make sense atall; Reminisce holding a lit cigarette in a place saturated with gasoline was one of those moments



King of boys is closest thing to a Hollywood blockbuster movie Nigeria has ever produced.

King of Boys is not close to a Hollywood blockbuster. Goofy af! Needs better direction and some scenes were simply over acted. Hollywood blockbuster or Oscar no be beans!

friendlyadvice:
abeg sharap your movie sucked dick
oscar ko
isaac ni

Ishmael ni

Confirmedzombie:
This old cargo is a broke ugly olosho. No wonder at such age she is still single.
Husband snatcher

Jealousy and hate is the last class you will attend before you become a full blown witch. May your efforts in life never see daylight.

Amarabae:
Is it just me or that movie is over rated!
We have a long way to go via producing quality movies in Africa

only south africa movies are quality.. the rest africa movies (Ghana and naija) are all rubbish and nonsense

heartofcity12:


King of Boys is not close to a Hollywood blockbuster. Goofy af! Needs better direction and some scenes were simply over acted. Hollywood blockbuster or Oscar no be beans!

But then when you compare it to what surrounds it. All those AY mediocre story lines and all, it stands out... Albeit locally

Threebear:
I love Genevieve but to be honest , that movie was mediocre .

Place it side by side with other movies submitted for best foreign language and it looks extremely bland .

Having 500 plus languages is no excuse .

The requirement for the category has always been clear ....best FOREIGN language .

No need to sensationalize and act pitiable .

A lot of countries are multi lingual but still manage to showcase their cultures and primary language.

seriously? remove the coverings we put on when we see our own's work being promoted,u might be able to see the message it passed and how Nigerians are represented, the struggles of transportation companies in this country, the interference of agberos, the unity of family in running buisness,unlike what is expected in Nigeria movies,that the uncle must fight to take possession, the fact that a female controlled a company and took over, nothing like gender was brought up, y will u compare it to others,they are all unique,stop bringing down ur own, try and give ur point for calling it mediocre without insults.thank u

creepsyme:
Jealousy and hate is the last class you will attend before you become a full blown witch. May your efforts in life never see daylight.

Back sender
Amen

etrange:


No. NL people were complaining the Igbo was too much. The host is complaining the Igbo wasn't enough.

Abi ooo because most of us don't understand the concept

Newboss:
Madam, stop talking nonsense. Pidgin is what connects all Nigerians, not English language.

So na English that conductor over there dey speak, abi?

u sound angry and pitiable. better calm down

SolarRen:


But then when you compare it to what surrounds it. All those AY mediocre story lines and all, it stands out... Albeit locally

Yeah true, stl a lot better than those AY movies that can’t match up with low budget Hollywood TV series... KOB certainly needs more work to be in Hollywood’s standard.

Neddstark:
So the 20mins they were speaking yiboe in the movie was for it to be accepted by oscars? The oscars team lied. Reason they rejected the movie was because watching chickens mating is way more interesting than that boring flick

Shut up jare.. Rules are rules

Moreover it was 12 mins Igbo not 20 mins... Tribalist

Newboss:
Madam, stop talking nonsense. Pidgin is what connects all Nigerians, not English language.

So na English that conductor over there dey speak, abi?

Is pidgin English the language of instruction in our schools?

Why make it sound like she didn't make any sense?

Seunpaul01:


Infact, mokaliki by kunle afolayan and Ghost, a Toyin Abraham film best the movie in many ways.

Mokalik na baba.. Love that movie

Lion heart is an ordinary movie aswear