The Arbitration
The Arbitration
Theatrical Release Poster of The Arbitration
Directed by Niyi Akimoloyan Written by Chinaza Onuzo Produced by Chinaza Onuzo
Omotayo Adeola
Zulu Oyibo
Starring OC Ukeje
Adesua Etomi Ireti Doyle Tina Mba Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama
Production Company Inkblot production limited Music Anthills studio Edited by Vicky Akudoju Release date 12th August 2016 Distributed by Talking Drum Entertainment Language English Running Time 112 minutes
The Arbitration is a 2016 Nigeria romantic drama film, written by Chinaza Onuzo, directed by Niyi Akimoloyan, and produced by Chinaza Onuzo, Omotayo Adeola, and Zulu Oyibo. The movie stars AMVCA winner, and Tiff's rising star, OC Ukeje, Adesua Etomi and Somkele Iyamah.
Plot
Gbenga OC Ukeje,is a charming enterpreneur, running a ridiculously profitable tech company, is the defendant in a law suite filed by Dara Adesua Etomi, a computer engineer, whose talent helped Gbenga's company acquire the height it's reached. The both colleagues were lovers, whose relationship ended when Gbenga discovered his wife Beverly Naya was pregnant with their supposed-to-be first child.Her lawsuit seeks compensation for those accounts, but the too ambitious Dara is strongly trying to get Gbenga to admit he'd raped her. A rape to which she'd freely given in to in a drunken state.
Cast
OC Ukeje as Mr. Gbenga
Adesua Etomi as Dara
Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama as Omawumi Horsfall
Ireti Doyle as Funlaya Johnson
Production
Shooting of the film was done in locations at Lagos.
Release
The movie was released in Nigeria cinemas on 12th August 2016. It also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[1]. [2]