Love Castle
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 Love Castle (2021 film) | |
| Directed by | Desmond Elliot |
| Written by | Beatrice Funke Ogunmola |
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| Starring | Kehinde Bankole |
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| Edited by | Daniel Durotimi |
| Music by | Timothy Tiodi Ogundele |
Production company | Hope Studio/BFO Media |
| Distributed by | Blue Pictures Entertainment |
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Running time | 110 mins |
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| Language | English |
Love Castle is a 2021 Nigerian film directed by Desmond Elliot, produced by a United States-based Nigerian, Beatrice Funke Ogunmola and co-produced by Victor Ogunmola.[1][2][3] The film centres on themes of tradition and family ties; it potrays Nigerian culture interwoven with disability and focuses on a deep-rooted belief about children living with disabilities, as experienced by the producers who have a child living with autism.[2][1] It is a traditional story on the African culture of silence surrounding taboos.[3]
The film stars Rachel Oniga, Zack Orji, Desmond Elliot, Kehinde Bankole, Jide Kosoko, and Adedimeji Lateef, with other Nollywood actors in the supporting roles.[4][5]
The film was shot in both Ibadan, Nigeria in November 2019 and Houston, Texas, United States in February 2020.[3][4] The US filming rounded up before the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic lockdown began.[3] The language used in the film is majorly English with a minor mix of Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa languages. The film premiered on September 10, 2021 at Terra Kulture, Lagos.[6][7]
Plot
Love Castle is a story about the Iregbogbo kingdom. The royal family had a task of getting a new king when the last king of the kingdom died. Adetutu who is the daughter of the late king is entangled with taboos after the death of her father. She left her family in Houston Texas, United States, against her wish and that of her family to become a regent in Nigeria after the death of her father.[3]
Cast
- Kehinde Bankole as Adetutu
- Zack Orji as Chizutere's father
- Jide Kosoko[8] as Chief ofun
- Rachel Oniga[9] as Iyalode
- Desmond Elliot[10] as Ayo
- Lateef Adedimeji as Chi Joshua
- Halima Abubakar as Show host
- Jumoke George[10] as Iyaloja
- Cynthia Shalom as Adanma chi-Joshua
- Femi Adebayo as Chief Balogun
- Rejoice Regme[8]
- Leonel Orji as Young Chizutere's dad
- Beatrice Funke Ogunmola as Kanyinsade
- Kemi Salami
- Deji Adenuga as Prince Adewumi
- Bakere Adeoye as Make traveler
- Segun Akintunde as Shekrano
- Ademola Amos as Pastor
- Jibola Dabo as President
- Martins Afeez Eniola as Blind teenager's father
- Peter Fatomilola as Eleemi
- Aisha Lawal as Head Teacher
- Joke Muyiwa as Olori Adefunke
- Hannah Ogunmola as Adesewa
- Krystal Schuhmann as Stephanie
Reception
In 2021, the film became an official selection of Toronto International Women Festival[4] and Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival.[4][11]
Nominations
| Date | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) | Best Film Africa | Nominated | [1][6] |
| Best Film Nollywood | Nominated | [7] | ||
| Best African Female Filmmaker | Nominated | [6][1] | ||
| Best Movie Producer | Nominated | [7][1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e Ige, Tofarati (2021-09-12). "Nigerian culture, disabilities inspired Love Castle –Ogunmola". Punch Nigeria Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Love Castle highlights Nigerian culture interwoven with disability -Actor". Punch Nigeria Newspapers. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e "Love Castle, hits big screen". The Guardian (Nigeria) News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Love Castle set to hit cinemas in Sept". Vanguard (Nigeria) News. 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nwogu, Precious (2021-07-28). "Love Castle: Watch official trailer". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Oguntayo, Femi (2021-09-11). "Glitz and glamour as 'Love Castle' premieres". Nigerian Tribune Online. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Ibrahim, Juliet (2021-09-13). "Pomp, culture as Love Castle hits cinemas". Vanguard (Nigeria) News. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b BellaNaija.com (2021-09-15). "Here's your Exclusive Look into Beatrice Ogunmola's culture-themed Premiere for the Love Castle Movie". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Phenomenal (2021-08-13). "Rachel Oniga back alive as 'Love Castle' is set for cinema". Phenomenal. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ a b Nwoko, Ifeanyi (2021-08-13). "Nollywood: Love Castle movie hits cinemas Sept.10 – Ogunmola". Retrieved 2021-10-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TINFF Home". tinff. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
External links
- Love Castle at IMDb