The
premiere of the much talked about movie, Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) held over the
weekend at FilmHouse Cinema Apapa.
The
movie which stars Femi Jacobs, Saka, Odunlade Adekola, Ijeoma Grace Agu and
others has been generating a lot of excitement because it’s the first time the
three will be acting together in a movie in a predominantly English language movie.
Besides, Odunlade who has become the king of mass market will be making cinema
debut in cinemas for the first time. It remain to be seen whether he can
translate the mass market appeal to the cinema.
Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) tells the story
of how Adigun copes with dealing with the multitude of odd characters he comes
across working at night from Delia the queen prostitute, to Kakanfo the unseen
vigilante, the notorious assassins ‘three wise men’, to the Godfather, Baba
Mistura and many more interesting characters that ply their trade in Lagos at
night.
A strong contender as one of the most beautifully shot
film ever, to have come out of Nigeria. This dark comedy story brings a rich
mixed bag of emotions from love to greed to betrayal, shenanigans, contradictions
and self-discovery.
The movie directed by Daniel Emeke Oriahi will be in
cinema across Nigeria from Friday, November 13.
Speaking on the movie, Dom Omope, the
in-house producer at FilmOne said, Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) is the last of three films I have produced this
year as head of film production at filmOne and it’s by far my most ambitious of
all.
Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) presented us with
a great and refreshing opportunity to create something visually stunning and
standout in Nollywood.
I am really excited about this moment in Nollywood’s history where
FilmOne is at the fore- front of the creation of cinema films to add
more richness and diversity to the industry. This is a film i am proud
of and every Nigerian should be proud of as well.
The movie which will be in cinemas across Nigeria from this Friday, November 13 will see the iconic 1980s Peugeot 504 Lagos Taxi with a miniature ‘eyo masquerade’ mounted on the bonnet touring the cinemas with some of the leading actors.
The movie which will be in cinemas across Nigeria from this Friday, November 13 will see the iconic 1980s Peugeot 504 Lagos Taxi with a miniature ‘eyo masquerade’ mounted on the bonnet touring the cinemas with some of the leading actors.
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