Odojo Ale -Oyedele Folakemi

Name of reviewer: Oyedele Folakemi
Film: Odojo Ale
Director: Sadiq Adebayo
Producer: Olasunbo Alabi
Script Writer: Paul Idowu
Executive Producer: Paul Idowu
Camera Man: Tunde Anjola
Main Casts: Mercy Johnson, Femi Adebayo, Fathia Balogun, Yinka Quadri, Adebayo Salami , Akin Olaiya.
Location: Abuja and Lagos
Language: Yoruba
Release Date: 2010
Theme: Betrayal and Love

Plot: The film centered on Bemi {Mercy Johnson} who had her heart broken. The first scene started with Bemi and her fiancé, Poju {Akin Olaiya} who acted as if he actually cared for her. Bemi’s work partner in Lagos Temi {Femi Adebayo} later fell in love with Bemi.

The two lovers, Bemi and Poju were so much in love . Bemi travels to Lagos on several occasion based because of the nature of her job. She was a site engineer. Each time Bemi comes to Lagos, she stays with her friends Jadesola {Fathia Balogun} and Ronke Odusanya {Kemi}.
When Bemi got back to Abuja, she was shocked by what she met at home. A lady introduced herself to Bemi as Poju’s wife and that their wedding was two weeks old. She later went ahead to date Temi { Adebayo Femi} who truly cared for her. Temi is Bemi’s work partner and had been disturbing her for long. Bemi didn’t want to rush into another relationship after her first heartbreak. Bemi’s friends encouraged her to do fetish things for Bemi not to loose Temi. At first she disagreed but she was forced to do it because of her experience. Bemi was asked to mix one of the charms with Temi’s food and the other should be hidden under his bed.
On one particular occasion, Bemi went to Temi’s house and met younger sister who introduced herself as his fiancé. Bemi got angry and left for home. Immediately, Temi and his sister followed her and begged her. They explained to her.
After a while, Temi found the charm under his bed and he was furious. Temi later found out that it was Bemi that kept it there. He got angry and later they reconciled.
The play started with an extreme long shot. The first scene was a long shot showing the two lovers Bemi and Poju.