Osuofia in London
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| Osuofia in London |
 |
| Directed by |
Kingsley Ogoro |
| Written by |
Kingsley Ogoro |
| Starring |
Nkem Owoh
Mara Derwent |
| Distributed by |
Kingsley Ogoro Production |
| Release date(s) |
2003 (2003) |
| Running time |
105 min |
| Country |
Nigeria |
| Language |
English, Igbo |
Osuofia in London is a Nigerian Comedy film film written and directed by Kingsley Ogoro and starring African Movie Academy Award winner Nkem Owoh. The film is among the highest selling Nollywood films.[1]
Osuofia (Nkem Owoh), a bamboozled villager[2] from Nigeria, travels to London, England to receive his share of an inheritance left for him by a deceased relative.[3][4]
- Nkem Owoh
- Mara Derwent
- Charles Angiama
- Cynthia Okereke
- Victoria Summers
- Francis Odega
[edit] References
- ^ "'Scam comic' kidnapped in Nigeria". BBC News (BBC). 10 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8353578.stm. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Freeman, Colin (6 May 2007). "In Nollywood, 'lights, camera, action' is best case scenario". The Daily Telegraph (London, UK: Telegraph Media Group). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1550776/In-Nollywood-lights-camera-action-is-best-case-scenario.html. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Zachary, G. Pascal. "Let's not stereotype Nollywood films". Boston, MA, USA: The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2010/0614/Let-s-not-stereotype-Nollywood-films. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Okpewho, Isidore; Nzegwu, Nkiru. The new African Diaspora. Indiana University Press. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-253-35337-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=CMg--t-YQWQC&pg=PA408&dq=%22Osuofia+in+London%22&hl=en&ei=WNB3TIyJG8zt4AagwJHLBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Osuofia%20in%20London%22&f=false.
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