It's Her Day
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| Directed by | Aniedi Anwah |
| Written by | Bovi Ugboma |
| Screenplay by | Bovi Ugboma
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| Produced by | Bovi Ugboma |
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| Cinematography | Emeka Madu |
| Edited by | Akin Alabi |
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Production company | Kountry Kulture Network |
| Distributed by | Silverbird Distribution |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
| Box office | ₦55,021,150 (Raked ₦12M in the opening weekend)[2] |
It's Her Day is a 2016 Nigerian comedy drama film[3] about an engaged couple from different social backgrounds, and the class struggle they encounter while planning their high-end wedding. Bovi Ugboma plays Victor, a newly engaged man pressurised to give his materialistic fiancée Nicole (Ini Dima-Okojie) an extravagant fairy tale wedding. The film was produced by Bovi Ugboma and directed by Aniedi Anwah, and premiered on 9 September 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria. [4][5]
Synopsis
[edit]Victor (Bovi Ugboma) arrives home from the UK to marry his fiancée, the uptight Nicole Hernández (Ini Dima-Okojie) who wastes no time planning the fairytale wedding of her dreams. With Nicole's snooty mother (Shaffy Bello) meddling over every detail, Victor finds the cost is far beyond his budget. Despite repeated warnings from his best friend Omonigho (Gregory Ojefua) - whom Nicole loathes - along with his Warri-based family - most notably his no-nonsense aunt Foweh (Najite Dede) - Victor is left with no choice. He is pressurised to please not only Nicole and her mother, but to also appease the equally demanding Hernández sisters—Stacey (Toni Tones), Nancy (Amanda Mike-Ebeye), and Augusta (Thelma Ezeamaka). With the help of high-end wedding planner Caroline (Adunni Ade), the Hernándezes arrange every outline of Nicole's big day while Victor's own suggestions are either ignored or ridiculed.
Trouble ensues at the couple's native wedding ceremony when Victor sprays his bride with naira notes instead of dollar bills. He apologises, but Nicole's bridezilla demands persist. He now regrets breaking up with Angela (Omoni Oboli), the ex-girlfriend with whom he cut ties years ago, and attempts to win her back despite his engagement. However, she can see through his facade, and advices him to desist from keeping up appearances for clout. At a pre-marriage counselling session, Victor and Nicole invoke chaos when she pays more attention to Candy Crush than she does the meeting. He breaks up with her, a move Omonigho approves, but upon discovering Angela now has a new man, he reconciles with Nicole.
Victor recruits his friends to stand in as decoys via a phone conversation with the Hernándezes after they insist on booking celebrity artistes to perform at the wedding. A stag party is held, and the next morning Victor, hungover from the night before, is horrified that he is late for his own wedding. His groomsmen worsen the situation by hiring kekes to take him and his groomsmen to the church, fulfilling an old pact. They arrive in the middle of Mrs Hernández' interview with HipTV, causing her embarrassment live on air. At the ceremony, Victor suddenly realises Nicole will forever remain a spoilt ungrateful snob after she rejects his ring. He calls off the wedding in front of his guests and storms out of the church, his friends in tow.
Victor and his groomsmen arrive at Angela's house and beg her to consider rekindling her old relationship. Although she accepts his apology, Angela has not forgotten the hurt she endured after he left her for Nicole, and chases them away with a whip.
Cast
[edit]- Bovi Ugboma as Victor Elomena/Victor Smith
- Ini Dima-Okojie as Nicole Hernández
- Shaffy Bello as Mrs Hernández
- Toni Tones as Stacy Hernández
- Thelma Ezeamaka as Augusta Hernández
- Amanda Mike-Ebeye as Nancy Hernández
- Adunni Ade as Caroline, wedding planner
- Najite Dede as Aunty Foweh
- Gregory Ojefua as Omonigho
- Femi Durojaiye as Dede
- Ese Lami George as Victoria
- Omoni Oboli as Angela
Production
[edit]The film is produced by Bovi Ugboma. Directed by Aniedi Anwah.[6] In Kountry Kulture Network, distributed by Silverbird Distribution.
Release
[edit]The movie premiered in Lagos, Nigeria on 9 September.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/10/08/bovis-movie-premiere-its-her-day/ Retrieved 8 October 2016
- ^ "Bovi's It's Her Day Movie Bags Over 55m High Grossing Nollywood Movies In 2016". 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Movie Review: It's Her Day". 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ ""It's Her Day" is an imaginative and clever comedy movie". 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Bovi's Movie Premiere "It's Her Day"". 8 October 2016.
- ^ “It’s Her Day” https://www.bellanaija.com/2016/09/wedding-movie-its-her-day- Retrieved 06 September 2016
- ^ The Guardian News Guardian.ng Retrieved 07 September 2016.