January at FilmOne promises to be exciting with the release of three new films on the company’s big screens under the FilmOne Management Distribution. The films to be released are: The Department, Gone Too Far, and Heaven’s Hell.
“FilmOne Distribution has clearly become the brand synonymous with quality theatrical releases. We can never compromise with quality content which encompasses sound technical values. We look forward to 2015 with enthusiasm, as we have an array of great movies that Nigerians and non-Nigerians will find highly entertaining and worth their time and money,” said Kene Mkparu, MD/CEO of FilmOne distribution.
On Friday, January 16, Gone Too Far, a British/Nigerian comedy produced by Poisson Rouge Pictures and con-funded by the British Film Institute, starring O.C Ukeje, Adelayo Adedayo, Malachi Kirby, Bhasker Patel, Pooja Shah, Tosin Cole and directed by fast-rising female British-Nigerian director in the United Kingdom, Destiny Ekaragha, set the ball rolling.
It features the character of Ikudayisi (O.C Ukeje), who travels from Nigeria wearing socks and sandals to meet his estranged brother, Yemi, who is raised in the UK, for the first time in Peckham. Yemi questions both his judgement and his African heritage. Ukeje plays the comical role of a typical rural African. A day on the estate filled with danger, excitement and romance teaches them the values of family, self-respect and makes Gone Too Far a movie you can’t afford to miss.
Heaven’s Hell, a psychological thriller, produced and directed by Katung Aduwak of Big Brother Nigeria (BBN) fame, will hit cinemas on Friday, January 23. This one stars Nse-Ikpe Etim, Bimbo Akintola, Damilola Adegbite, Chet Anekwe, Fabian Olojede, Ukeje, Kalu Ikeagwu and Gideon Okeke.
The movie, which is based on a true story, unveils the lives of two housewives who are best friends (Etim and Akintola) and that of their husbands (Olojede and Anekwe). Their lives are held together by a rock-solid friendship, but soon laced with deceit, betrayal and a lurking darkness.
The producer said the movie will keep eyes riveted on the big screens.
The Department, in which a secret organisation tagged ‘The Department’ run by young professionals, blackmails top executives into selling their companies to the ‘man’ behind the department will begin showing on Friday, January 30.
The plot has two lovers opt out of The Department, and the pressure, intrigues, blackmail from the group, soon tests their love for each other. The action/romance/crime genre-based movie parades stars like Majid Michel, Osas Ighodaro, Jide Kosoko, Desmond Elliot, Funky Mallam and Seun Akindele.
Last year, FilmOne Distribution brought to the nation’s viewing delight three blockbusters: the highly acclaimed Half of a Yellow Sun, October 1 and When Love Happens.
