Slow Country (film)
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| Directed by | Eric Aghimien |
| Written by | Eric Aghimien |
| Produced by | Christian Mordi Eric Aghimien |
| Starring | Ivie Okujaye Sambasa Nzeribe Tope Tedela Majid Michel Kolade Shasi Gina Castel Brutus Richard Folaremi Agunbiade |
| Cinematography | Eric Aghimien |
| Edited by | Eric Aghimien |
| Music by | Freeman Okafor |
Production company | Hills Pictures |
| Distributed by | Genesis Deluxe Distribution [citation needed] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
Slow Country is a Nigerian action-drama film, directed and produced by Eric Aghimien.[citation needed]
The film stars Ivie Okujaye, Sambasa Nzeribe, Tope Tedela, Majid Michel, Richards Brutus, Stephen Damien, Kolade Shasi and Gina Castel.[1][2]
The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Africa International Film Festival and gave Sambasa Nzeribe the coveted AMVCA for "Best Actor in a Drama".[3]
Plot
[edit]A homeless teenage mother (Ivie Okujaye) who gets herself trapped in prostitution and drug trafficking for seven years in order to secure a good life for her son, decides to quit but her boss, a ruthless human and drug trafficker (Sambasa Nzeribe) is not ready to let go of his most trusted cash cow.
Cast
[edit]- Ivie Okujaye as Kome
- Sambasa Nzeribe as Tuvi
- Tope Tedela as Osas
- Majid Michel as Inspector Dave
- Gina Castel as Ola
- Brutus Richard as Brasko
- Folaremi Agunbiade as Femi
- Imoudu 'DJ Moe' Ayonete as Tuvi's Second Man
- Inspector Ogbonna as Victor Erabie
- Adebayo Thomas as Peter
- Emmanuel Ilemobayo as Charger
- Kolade Shasi as Pedro
- Anthony Igwe as Eugene
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) | Audience Choice Award | Slow Country | Won | |
| 2017 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Lead role –English | Sambasa Nzeribe | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Actress in a Lead role –English | Ivie Okujaiye | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor –English | Tope Tedela | Nominated | |||
| Best Child Actor | Adebayo Thomas | Nominated | |||
| Movie with the Best Special Effect | Slow Country | Nominated | |||
| Movie with the Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Movie with the Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
| Movie with the Best Cinematography | Nominated | ||||
| Best Use of Make up in a Movie | Won | ||||
| Movie of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Director of the Year | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ Eric Aghimien (28 September 2016). "New Movie Trailer: "SLOW COUNTRY"". Wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Movie Review: Hits and Misses of Eric Aghimien's 'Slow Country'". Vanguard News. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Eric Aghimien's Award Winning "Slow Country" To Premiere in May". Xplorenollywood.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 2017-11-23. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
External links
[edit]- Slow Country at IMDb