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July 14, 2017

B.E.M (BLACK EMANCIPATION MOVEMENT)

A revolutionary leader, Shakur Jahim is caught in a tragic web of murder of his girlfriend, Olivia Tosa (Divine Edi), but the mystery is unravelled by the Counter Intelligence Operations Department ( C.I.O.D) as the former, before her death, possessed vital information that could clamp down on the activities of a highly organized drug syndicate.

Cast: Hanks Anuku, Pascal Amanfo, Divine Edi, Channy Bismark, Aondohemba Orya, Evan Eghan,Azeez Aligbo, Faustina Oluluaboe Degbe, Gifty Gakpo

Directed by Aondohemba Orya

Genre: Action

Location: Ghana

Year: 2017

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July 8, 2017

ROTI

The movie tells the story of how, years after a couple loses their son called Roti to a brief illness, the wife sees a boy called Juwon who is an exact replica of her dead son.

After discovering that Juwon is not a reincarnation of Roti, she is washed anew by grief and soon descends into depression and consequent hysteria.

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The movie premiered in cinemas on June 30, 2017.

Cast: Kunle Afolayan, Kate Henshaw, Fathia Balogun, Toyin Oshinaike

Produced by Kunle Afolayan

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July 3, 2017

MY WIFE AND I

‘My Wife & I” is a hilarious comedy movie which is about love, marriage and everything in between. “My wife and I” is a story about an unhappily married couple on the brink of divorce and both convinced that the other is the reason for the disintegration of their marriage, but for the sake of their twin teenagers and at the urgings of their parents, The Two couples who were going through marital crises get to switch bodies and they both have to work together to settle their dispute.

The movie features stars like Ramsey Nouah, Omoni Oboli, Seyi Law, Rachael Oniga, Jemima Osunde, Dorcas Shola Fapson, Sambasa Nzeribe and many more.

The film was directed by BProducer and produced by Inkblot and Agency10

Released Date: August 25th, 2017

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June 30, 2017

DREAM HOUSE

A married couple moves into their dream house, but soon after the wife begins seeing a ghost that her husband does not see, leading him to believe that his wife is losing her sanity and threatening their union.

This one movie which is different from every other scary movie you have seen in Nollywood, from the storyline to the video quality. If you are a lover of scary movies, then you need to watch the movie ”Dream House”

Cast: Femi Jacobs, Kehinde Bankole, Matilda Obaseki Mozia

Directed by Muyiwa Aluko

Produced by Muyiwa Aluko

Language: English

Location: Nigeria

Duration: 2hrs 3mins

Release Date: 2017

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June 23, 2017

THE IN-LAWS

A 35-year-old, naturalist doctor, and son to RTD. Police Sergeant, Abu Balogun, (Dele Odule) is in love, and ready to marry Nancy Okezie, (Toyin Abraham) 30, daughter of Donald Okezie, (Charles Inojie) an old-school Lawyer. However, trouble starts after they secretly get engaged, and introduce each other to their families. However, trouble starts after they secretly get engaged, and introduce each other to their families. This movie is about love and family. It is about everyday issues faced by everyday people when it comes to love and family

It will make its cinema debut on the 14th of July 2017.

Cast: Toyin Abraham, Chris Attoh, Dele Odule, Binta Ayo Mogaji, Charles Inojie, Ngozi Nwosu, Woli Arole

Genre: Comedy

Directed by Charles Uwagbai

Produced by Bola Oba led Film Service Media

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June 20, 2017

SLOW COUNTRY

Slow Country follows the story of Kome, a homeless teenage mother, who in a bid to cater and secure a good life for her son Peter sought refuge in the arms of a drug kingpin Tuvi. The kingpin ushers her into the world of prostitution and drug trafficking.

The movie ‘SLOW COUNTRY’ is in a class of its own, this action movie has created a niche for its self among other Nollywood movies, particularly with the quality of props and set designs and even the use of imported firearms and ammunition.

The movie stars Ivie Okujaye-Egboh, Sambasa Nzeribe, Tope Tedela, Majid Michel, Richard Brutus,
Victor Eriabie

Directed by Eric Aghimen

Location: Nigeria

Date Released: September 2016

Production Studio: Hills Pictures and PTV Production

Genre: Action/Crime

Language: English and Pidgin English(Subtitled in English)

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June 13, 2017

HALF OF A YELLOW SUN

Half of a yellow sun is a movie that adapts its story from Chimamanda Adichie’s novel. The film is a love story that follows two sisters who are caught up in the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War.

During the mid-to-late sixties, twin sisters Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) return to Nigeria after their education in England, they make decisions that shock their family. Olanna moves in with her lover, the ‘revolutionary professor’ Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his houseboy Ugwu (John Boyega) while Kainene takes over the family interests and pursues a career as a businesswoman, falling in love with Richard (Joseph Mawle), an English writer. As the Igbo people struggle to establish Biafra as an independent republic, the sisters’ attention now shifts to the brutal violence unfolding in the Nigerian Civil War.

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji. Thandie Newton, Zack Orji, OC Ukeje, etc.

Released in 2013
Directed by Biyi Bandele
Produced by Andrea Calderwood

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June 13, 2017

HOUSE OF GOLD

House of Gold is a Ghanaian-Nigerian comedy film produced by Yvonne Nelson and directed by Pascal Amanfo. The film follows the story of a business mogul, Dan Ansah Williams, who is dying of cancer and has been told that he has six weeks left to live. He makes a decision with the help of his attorney to call all his children back home, most of whom were born out of wedlock and various illicit affairs. The reunion spins a lot of surprises as each child returns with an agenda, which gives hilarious results.

The movie stars Majid Michel, Yvonne Nelson, Omawumi Megbele, Ice Prince Zamani, Eddie Watson and Francis Odega.

It received nominations at the 2013 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards, 2013 Ghana Movie Awards, 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards and 2013 Zulu African Film Academy Awards. It won six awards at the latter, including categories: “Best Picture”, “Best Director”, “Best Supporting Actor”, “Best Supporting Actress” and “Best Cinematography”.

Released on 12 April 2013 in Ghana and on 19 July 2013 in Nigeria

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June 9, 2017

ISOKEN

This is one movie you would be excited about. The movie explores cultural expectations, racial stereotypes and the bonds that unite families in touching dramatic and comedic ways.

The movie is about a lady(Isoken) who appears to have a perfect life – beautiful, successful and surrounded by great family and friends but Isoken is still unmarried at 34. Her worried mother attempts to match make her at her youngest sister’s wedding to an Edo man, Osaze.

Osaze is handsome, successful and from a good family, making him perfect Nigerian husband material but in an unexpected turn of events, Isoken meets Kevin who she finds herself falling in love with and he just might be what she truly wants in a partner. The only problem is, not only is he not an Edo man, he is Oyinbo.

The movie stars talented actors like Dakore Akande, Funke Akindele, Joseph Benjamin, Lydia Forson, Marc Rhys, Patrick Doyle, Tina Mba, Ngozi Nwosu, NEDU of wazobia Fm, etc.

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