This movie was premiered at the Odeon Cinema at Greenwich with star actresses Patience Ozokwor and the Aneke twins amongst those on the red carpet.
The story line was about a king who had more than one wife.but in order to inherit the thrown, one of the wives (Patience Ozokwor) had two girls and pretended from birth that one of them was male making him the heir to the thrown instead of Onochie born to another wife. At the end of the movie, the gods reject the fake/counterfeit son and the truth is revealed.
In terms of the script, I understand what the story was trying to project. The message was clear right from the beginning to the end but i think the story line was too long and in some cases was dragging. What I did not understand or possibly missed out was the fact that the twin sister did not know that her sister was a female and not male. In reality, I wonder if that is possible. At least that is what was potrayed when the truth was revealed in the movie.
With regards to the actors, I believe it was typical of Patience Ozokwor at her best and the Aneke twins. However, it was obvious to the viewer that the said male child was female and the producer should have used someone that had more of a male/female look to make it look real. The diction of the said male child was female, so if the viewer closed their eyes and just listened to the movie, they would have thought she was a woman. I think that point which is critical was missed. A look alike may have worked out.
Overall, the movie was nice to watch and i would recommend going to watch it. Although the movie started late, the ambiance was great. There were enough Nollywood actors/actresses not in the movie that came to support the premiere. There were comic scenes in the movie, but as a Nollywood film critique, I would like to see movies where the film potrays as close as possible to the story line.
We are getting there. My marks overall for this movie is 6 out of a possible 10.
Please note these are positive critiques so the next movie is better. Were you at the premiere or have you seen the movie, what do you think?
Well done
Watch the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3dNpjYVIhA
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