Reviwer; Adegoke Akinlabi
Director/Producer : Tunde Kelani
Executive Producer : Tunji Olowolafe
Associate producer : Hakeem Adenekan
Production Manager : Prince Ogoudjobi
Screenplay : Ade Adeniji
Reviewed by :` Tunde Kelani
Production Designer : Pat Nebo
Assistant Directors` : Jare Adeniregun
Seyi Fasuyi
Art Director : Kehinde Oyedepo
Cameraman : Lukman Abdulrahman
Production Secretary : Yemisi Shonaya
Sound mixer : Bode Odeyemi
Gaffer : Oluwole Olawoyin
Costume : Bisi Ogunde
Make Up : Yemisi Okanlawon
Editors : Hakeem Olowookere
Mumin Kelani
Frank Anore
Music : Segun Adefila
Production Executive : Ola Ehinmitan
CAST:
Adetutu-Bukola Awoyemi
Makinwa-Segun Adefila
Ayinla -Peter Badejo
Atanda- Funke Adeyemo
Adesewa-Bukky Wright
This Yoruba movie is centred on the live of a young girl Adetutu (Bukola Awoyemi), who is supposed to be the intermediary between the gods and the people as she periodically carries sacrifices to appease the gods. The movie proper opens up with an extremely long shot which shows a mountainous city Ilu Nla which eventually turns out to be the setting of the movie, and then it focuses on a market with a high angle camera placement which gradually finds a celestial prophet who is preaching the coming back of Christ.
The movie is rurally shot, though with a high standard, it is meant to depict the trials of a developing community that is being disturbed by some spell that has to be solved by appeasing the gods.
In continuation, Most part of the movie’s camera shots are medium shots and there are also a lot of long shots complimenting them as well. Also, the pre-dominant camera placement is mid-angle and complimented by High angle views.
She( Adetutu) eventually falls in love with Makinwa, a traditional dancer in the movie who heads a dance group in the film.
In furtherance, she gets kidnapped and frees herself via her extra ordinary abilities granted to her by Yemoja (the river Godess)
She also went through a lot in the movie as her new found love Makinwa had to drop his girl friend for her.
FINALE: The movie teaches the lesson of wisdom as it ends with the proverb ‘a word is enough for the wise’, the final scene ends with an extreme Crane shot and it is also a high angle cam placement.
My Rating: 50%
It si a yoruba movie and unlike other yoruba movies the graphics were excellent.
Well,The movie was not as fantastic as the preview,it was too difficult to understand,anyway,your review made it a little bit more interesting than normal,well done.Joe324
ReplyDeleteWell,Akin,You did not emphasize the fact that the movije was a little bit over superstitous,apart from that it was a good review.
ReplyDeleteNatana Gideon(Sociology 200 level)
Gideon, I dont think you have watched teh movie, Akin's preview would give any lame man an idea and a deep insight into the details of teh movie.Nice one Akin.
ReplyDeleteYomi Ekunode
Akin,Your language in this preview makes it easy to understand teh plot and a bit of the storyline, ifeel the movie deserves 30% and you 60%, Not bad all the same.
ReplyDeleteTiti Abdulahi
Nephew,
ReplyDeleteThis movie should be rated at 80%,it's a clear indication that the nigerian movie industry is gradually coming of age.
Over here in the U.S,we dig such movies, nice preview.
Bayo Washington.
i dont think i have watched this movie b4
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