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24th July

24th July

Ben (Yemi Blaq) and Nora (Nse Ikpi Etim) meet by chance on the roadside. Nora is being verbally abused by a driver after she cannot pay him, claiming that she has lost her purse. Ben sees a lady in distress and comes to her rescue, paying the driver so that he can go away. They swap numbers and very quickly the two are an item and in love. Nora is contemplating marrying Ben, when the status quo is knocked out of kilter. Her ex fiancée resurfaces begging for forgiveness and a chance to right his wrongs. Not only is he begging for a chance but so it her best friend’s brother Tony. What is a girl to do?

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Distance Between

Distance Between

Distance Between
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Distance Between ~ 2008
Story/ Screenplay – Remi Ibinola
Director – Izu Ojukwu
Starring:
Rita Dominic – Preye
Kalu Ikeagwu – Ike
Yemi Blaq – Akin
Mercy Johnson – Mosun
Ashley Nwosu – Mr Taylor
Kassandra Odita – Mrs Taylor
Debbie Ibinola – April
Vivian Pius – Mrs Ajayi
Frankincense E. Ben – Young Man
Sandra Ejiogu – Small Mosun
Nicole O’Neil – Small Preye
Charles Waran – Nick
Emeka Duru – …

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Broken Ambition

Broken Ambition

Broken Ambition
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Broken Ambition
Story, Screenplay and Direction by Ofom Emmanuel (De Prince)
 
Starring:
Patience Ozokwor – Alice
Abraham Nwodu – Ken
Camila Mbrepke – Adaugo
Roy De’Nani – Ude
Chidimma Aneke – Cassandra
Chidiebere Aneke – Sandra
Adaigbo Okafor – Uju
Ikem Chude – Fred
Rita Arum – Dora
Jennifer Nduka – Jane
Chamberlain Amaechi – Chris
Flora Ibe – Nnena
 
My Rating 55%
 
Themes Explored
Infidelity
Betrayal
Marriage
Disability
 
Cassandra and Sandra are twins (Hold up isn’t …

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Act of Faith

Act of Faith

Act of Faith
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Story, Screenplay & Direction by Ikenna Emma Aniekwe
 
 
ACT OF FAITH
 
Starring:
Mercy Johnson – Uche
Mike Ezuruonye – Lesley
Halima Abubakar – Dr Lovela
Patience Ozokwor – Lesley’s mother
Ify Afuba – Uche’s mother
Ifeanyi Azodo – Dr Bayow
Chizzy Okiche – Tina
 
 
Themes
 
Marriage
Religion
Fertility
Mental Illness
Rape
 
My Rating 78%
 
 
The first thing I noticed was that the spelling of the film was different to that that was …

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Solid Affection

Solid Affection

Solid Affection
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Directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka
Story by Oluma Okonkwo
Screenplay by Tai-Emaka Obasi
 
 
SOLID AFFECTION
 
Starring
Ramsey Noah – Stanley
Oge Okoye – Sandra
Uche Jombo – Patricia
Livinus Nnochiri – Igwe
John Paul Nwadike – Paul
Muma Gee – Jane
Hakeem Rahman – DPO
Vitalis Ndubuisi – Jona
Cassandra Odita – Christy
Florence Onuma – Florence
 
 

 
Themes explored in the film
Lesbianism
Christianity
Patriotism
Justice
 
 My Rating 52%
 
 
 
Stanley has recently graduated from college and is unemployed. …

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Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

EMERGENCY WEDDING
Starring:
Genevieve Nnaji – Joy
Tony Umez – Odili
Clarion Chukwurah – Stella
Emanuel France – The Mad Professor
Jennifer Eliogu – Comfort
Jude Ezenwa- Chima
Christy Okonkow – Bridget
THEMES EXPLORED IN THE FILM
Hypocrisy of the “religious”
Gender Roles (The role attached to man as the “provider”)
Stigma of Mental Illness
Stigma attached to unmarried women of a certain age
 
MY RATING – 97% 
 
 
Well… nothing has changed with Tony Umez. …

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One Dollar

ONE DOLLAR ($1)
An Ifeanyi Azodo Screenplay
Directed by Gabriel Moses
 
Starring:
Patience Ozokwor – Mama Nneka
Victor Osuagwu – Papa Nneka
Chiege Alisigwe – Nneka
Bob Manuel Udokwu – Pat
Jim Iyke – Ike
Big Fredo – Chief Achebe
Okwudili Oguegbu – Calistas
Oge Okoye – Isioma
Chinwe Okigbo – Chika
Ify Obidike – Chioma
Larry Koldsweat – Mike
 
THEMES EXPLORED IN THE FILM
Mental Illness
Status and Class
America as the Promised Land
Family Pressure
 
 

MY RATING – …

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Jealous Heart

 
JEALOUS HEART
An Emem Isong Screenplay
Starring:
Jim Iyke – Dr Tayo Phil
Rita Dominic – Nkiru
Olu Jacobs – Papa (Mr Ukono)
Nneka Chris – Sylvia
Ini Ikpe – Adaeze
 
THEMES EXPLORED IN THE FILM
Assimilation and Acculturation
Divorce and Step-Families
Jealousy
Stigmatisation of the disfigured and physically disabled
Power of forgiveness
 MY RATING – 60%
 
Nkiru is a spolit brat returning to her Nigerian Homeland in order to begin her university studies. For …

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