After a swell outing with his pan-Africa film, The CEO, popular Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan is back with a set of three films, sponsored by Multichoice Nigeria. The threesome; ‘Roti’, ‘Umogwo’ and ‘Tribunal’ will enjoy back-to-back filming that will fast-track their releases, beginning from the first quarter of the year.
Originally planned as television productions, the ace filmmaker has
however secured the understanding of his sponsors for the films to
explore the traditional channels of exhibitions safe for DVD; thus, the
films will make debut with an April 2017 cinema release, enjoy some
festival routings before berthing on Africa Magic channels.
The three films are engaging some A-list stars who are acting on Kunle Afolayan’s set for the first time. They include Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Kate Henshaw, Nobert Young, Toyin Oshinaike, Fathia Balogun, Dari Afolayan, Funsho Adeolu, Ade Laoye, Omowunmi Dada, Damilola Ogunsi, Ayo Adesanya, Yaw and Gloria Anozie Young among others.
In ‘Roti’ which stars Kunle Afolayan himself playing alongside Kate
Henshaw, Toyin Oshinaike, Fathia Balogun and Dari Afolayan, the story is
told 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.
In ‘Tribunal’, Jimi Disu, a man in his fifties, is
one of the bright- minded lawyers who co-establish a leading law firm in
Lagos many years ago. However, he lost his sense of direction and
strength after being hit by a series of personal challenges that
question his resolve as a man. He becomes a ‘charge and bail’ lawyer
with no further ambition. Approached by a young, enthusiastic, fresh law
school graduate, Tanimowo (who adores him for the
stature of his legendary pedigree as a lawyer), to defend her friend, an
albino, who has been unfairly relieved of his duties at work, Jimi Disu
is presented a chance to battle his old law firm. ‘Tribunal’ stars
Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, Funsho Adeolu, Nobert Young, Ade Laoye, and
Damilola Ogunsi.
The third flick which stars Ayo Adesanya, Yaw, Gloria Anozie Young and Omowunmi Dada is ‘Umogwo’, the story of Omotunde, a young Yoruba civil engineer, married to Raymond,
an Igbo man. Colored by different cultural backgrounds, drama ensues
when Raymond’s mother, Chimanda, insists on performing Umogwo, an Igbo
cultural practice by which the mother of one of the couples lives with
the couple for a period of time to relieve the nursing mother of the
pressures of convalescing and baby care. Omotunde’s mother, an
egotistic, self-absorbed woman feels she has the right, as Chimanda, to
be there for her daughter and granddaughter and receive as much praise
as Chimanda. Both mothers-in-law move in with the couple and complicate
their lives even further in this comic-filled drama.
The shooting of ‘Roti’ is currently ongoing. Directed by Kunle Afolayan, the movie also marks the return of prolific DoP, Yinka Edward to Golden Effects Production after his further study in the United Kingdom
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