The 7 must-see new Nollywood
Based on the films selected for NollywoodWeek Paris 2013
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- DirectorKunle AfolayanStarsNse Ikpe-EtimWale OjoJoke SilvaMary, a fashion designer, and Akin, her arrogant boss, swap their phones by accident in a busy airport and must now carry out each other's assignments.Public Choice Award winner for NollywoodWeek Paris 2013
- DirectorChineze AnyaeneStarsGenevieve NnajiOmotola Jalade-EkeindeLarry UlrichUnprecedented in scope, "Ijé" tells a tale of Chioma, a child growing up in the Nigerian countryside, who warns her restless sister Anya about the trappings of the American dream. Ten years later, Anya is accused of killing three men in a Hollywood Hills mansion--including her record-producer husband. Chioma travels from Nigeria to Los Angeles and, with the help of a young, unproven attorney, discovers that the dark secret her sister wants to keep hidden might be the only thing that can win her freedom.
- DirectorJeta AmataStarsMbong AmataAwuese AwundeCaroline ChikezieInale is the beautiful daughter of the great King Oche, of the Idoma people in Idomaland, Nigeria. Her beloved Odeh must win the wrestling tournament to win her hand in marriage. A stranger appears, that challenges not only the tradition of the village but the strength of Odeh and Inale's true love.
- DirectorAkin OmotosoStarsHakeem Kae-KazimFabian Adeoye LojedeFana MokoenaAde and Femi are expatriate Nigerian brothers. Ade is a successful banker in London, while Femi, once a political dissident in his home country, has had to escape to South Africa, live in refugee tenements and work menial jobs. The brothers have not only been physically estranged, their relationship is riddled with unspoken betrayal, guilt and scorn, which they have carried since the early days of their youth. During a short visit to Johannesburg, Ade discovers that his brother has been missing for a week. He sets out to investigate Femi's mysterious disappearance, reconstructing the pieces of his everyday life and the cruel hardships he endured just to survive. A riot erupts while Ade is visiting Femi's former boss in one of the townships. Ade is forced to take shelter with the employer. The mounting violence outside seeps into their exchanges and, eventually, prompts an explosion of revelation.
- DirectorObi EmelonyeStarsOmotola Jalade-EkeindeHakeem Kae-KazimJim IykeMid-air difficulties forces a Nigerian commercial plane into an emergency landing with devastating consequences.
- DirectorTunde KelaniStarsFunke AkindeleWole OjoAyomide AbattiBased on a Nigerian novel, this story takes place over two days and tells the story about a single mother and her young son, Kashimawo, who are desperately poor. Maami is a kind hearted woman with a brave soul who tries to protect her son from the father he has never known who caries a dark secret.