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The Bling Lagosians

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The Bling Lagosians
Directed byBolanle Austen-Peters
Written byAnthony Kehinde Joseph
Screenplay byAnthony Kehinde Joseph
Produced byBolanle Austen-Peters
StarringBunmi Aboderin
Toyin Abraham
Tana Adelana
Osas Ighodaro
Alexx Ekubo
Ayoola Ayolola
Jide Kosoko
Distributed byFilmOne Distributions
Release date
  • 28 June 2019 (2019-June-28)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦ 120 million[1][2]

The Bling Lagosians is a 2019 Nigerian drama film, written by Anthony Kehinde Joseph and directed and co-produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters.[3] It premiered on June 16, 2019, in Lagos.[4][5] It stars Bunmi Aboderin, Elvina Ibru, Toyin Abraham, Tana Adelana, Osas Ighodaro, Alexx Ekubo, Ayoola Ayolola, and Jide Kosoko.

Premise

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The Bling Lagosians centers around the Holloways, a wealthy Lagos family and their mother Mopelola, who is about to celebrate her 51st birthday party.[6][7] There are individual feuds and fights between family members. Their father Akin takes steps to prevent the foreclosure of the family's business by the Asset Management Corporation.[8]

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2020 Best of Nollywood Awards Movie with the Best Cinematography The Bling Lagosians Won [9]
Best Supporting Actor –English Alexx Ekubo Won [10]
Best Supporting Actress – English Sharon Ooja Nominated
Most Promising Actor Denola Grey Won
Movie with the Best Screenplay The Bling Lagosians Nominated
Best Kiss in a Movie Alexx Ekubo/Sharon Ooja Nominated
Movie with the Best Comedy The Bling Lagosians Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Top 20 Films 30th Aug 5th Sept 2019".
  2. ^ Gists, Naija (August 3, 2019). "The Bling Lagosians Nollywood Movie Joins Nigerian Box Officer Record Breakers!".
  3. ^ "'The Bling Lagosians' is a much better film than you think it is". www.pulse.ng. June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Ade-Unuigbe, Adesola (June 18, 2019). "BN Red Carpet Fab: "The Bling Lagosians" Movie Premiere".
  5. ^ "'The Bling Lagosians' is now streaming on Netflix — here are 5 other Nigerian movies coming next week - Pulse Nigeria". Pulse.ng. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  6. ^ "The Bling Lagosians". October 14, 2019.
  7. ^ Adebumiti, Adelowo (2019-06-22). "Finally, The Bling Lagosians hits big screen | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World NewsSaturday Magazine — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News". Guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  8. ^ ""The Bling Lagosians" depicts Lagos' High Society but it's not blinging > flickchat.tv". June 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Augoye, Jayne (2020-12-07). "BON Awards: Laura Fidel, Kunle Remi win Best Kiss (Full List of Winners)". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  10. ^ Augoye, Jayne (2020-12-02). "2020 BON: Here are 5 nominees for 'Best Kiss' category". Retrieved 2021-10-11.