HUMOUR, LOVE AND HISTORY IN GHANA MUST GO BY YVONNE OKORO

Titile of Movie: Ghana Must Go
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Production company: Desamour Productions Limited
Movie Release Date: June 10 2016
Reviewer: Olutayo Irantiola

Ghana Must Go is such an interesting romantic comedy about Ama and Chuks, a Ghanaian lady who met a Nigerian man in London while they were both on postgraduate studies. The father of Ama who is a  retired Army Brigadier General, Alex Scanda, vehemently opposed the marriage of the duo who had gone to a registry in London. The General drove him to the airport in Accura in annoyance.

Both Chuks and the Army General discussed the history of the Ghana Must Go.  Chuks explained that the Ghanaian government pushed Nigerians out of the country in 1969 while Nigeria did same in 1983. The army general expressed his  his rage whenever he sees those bags.

Osofia in his usual comic nature got into the scene to appease to the impending in-law in Accura where he called Ankara while his wife corrected him that they are in Akara. He went in hundreds of Ghana Must Go bags, a goat and chicken.

The play changed its course when Osofia and his wives met their father in-law, Alex. The General told his daughter that he was not happy with the turn of events. Chuks appealed to his father in-law about what he has brought on the family.

Ama prepared banku and tilapia soup. Osofia made jest of the food that eventually purged the entire family. That caused an issue between the two fathers who engaged in physical combat while the children came to separate them. After Osofia learnt that the General 's anger was based on his animosity for Nigerians, he also flared up but was appeased by emotions expressed by his daughter in-law.

The humour is great, the love between Ama & Chuks is obvious, the acrimonious relationship between the fathers and the historical antecedent cannot be overlooked. Visit the cinemas in Nigeria from June 10 2016 to have a feel of this intriguing movie.

Herein are pictures from the Lagos media screening

WATCH! FIFTY- BEYOND THE TRAILER

EbonyLife Films gives us a Behind-the-Scenes peek into the highly anticipated feature, FIFTY. In this clip, we hear from all four principal characters played by Ireti Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and Omoni Oboli respectively. We also hear from the Movie Director, Biyi Bandele and Executive Producer Mo Abudu.

The tight-knit cast and crew share their various experiences on set including Biyi Bandele reason’s for directing and his use of Lagos as the movie’s unofficial fifth character “FIFTY provided a chance to treat Lagos - a city I'm very fond of - as a living, thriving organism, and to showcase its complexities like never before.”

Delving into the trials and triumphs of these principal characters, FIFTY captures a few pivotal days in the lives of four Nigerian women at the pinnacle of their careers.

FIFTY will have its Festival premiere on Saturday, 17th October 2015, at the Vue 7 Cinema, London, and a special grand Nigerian premiere on the 13th of December 2015at The Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Check out the behind-the-scenes video to get an extended look at some of the movie scenes. December will be here before you know it!

FIFTY's BFI LONDON PREMIERE SELLS OUT IN 4 DAYS

Tickets for the world premiere of EbonyLife Films’ highly anticipated feature Fifty, sold out in 4 days.

Tickets for the opening screening at the Vue 7 Cinema, Leicester Square on Saturday 17^th October and the additional screening at the Ritzy Cinema, South London on Sunday 18^th October are sold out. All four lead actresses are expected to attend both screenings.

Speaking about the popularity of the event, Executive Producer Mo Abudu said: "This is a moment for African Storytelling. This is the objective for EbonyLife Films and we are overwhelmed by the reception for the film thus far."

The film stars Ireti Doyle, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Omoni Oboli and Nse Ikpe-Etim. The production is Mo Abudu’s quest to showcase African women coming of age, loaded with increasingly similar aspirations and dilemmas faced by their contemporaries everywhere, while yet navigating unresolved traditions and obligations.

Director Biyi Bandele and Producer Tope Oshin-Ogun are expected to join the cast on the BFI Red Carpet. Fifty will get a special grand Nigerian premiere this Christmas on the 13th of December, 2015 at The Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos and go on nationwide release on the 18^th of December, 2015.