Five Nigerian Movies

Five Nigerian Movies, their Directors, Dates of Production, Locations, main characters, and a summary of the story

 1.      White waters:

·         Directed by: Izu Chukwu

·         Main Characters:

1)      O. C. Okeje         as Melvin

2)      Joke Silva            as Grandma

3)      Rita Dominic      as Norlah

4)      Hodom Suk         as Banji

·         Story: A young boy abandoned by his mother and step father, because of his inability to learn. He is taken to the village to be with his grandmother who is asthmatic. He constantly has to run to the doctor to get drugs for his grandmother, so he develops the skill of running. His potential is soon discovered and he becomes a champion against all odds.

1. 2.      In the Cupboard:

·         Directed by: Desmond Elliot

·         Year of Production: 2012

·         Location: Nigeria

·         Main Characters:

1)      Ini Edo     

2)      Uti Nwanchukwu

3)      Biola Segun Williams

·         Story: A family built on wrong values and a web of deceit is torn apart by the truth at the will reading of the late father of the Family. Each individual in the family except the last child kept a dirty secret to himself. After the will reading, however, they each had to unveil their secrets, this got the situation worse and they never wanted to see each other again. After much grief however, they decide to come together, and pick up the pieces of their family life, and continue as is nothing had happened.

1. 3.      Mrs. Somebody:

·         Directors: \Desmond Elliot and Tom Robson

·         Year of Production: 2012

·         Location: Nigeria

·         Main Characters:

1)      Uche Jumbo  as Kaira

·         Story: A young lady gets frustrated of her single life at thirty, and tries to seek God for help. She however interprets the help wrongly and gets into trouble in her next two relationships. This hurt blinds her and when the right man comes her way, she sees him just like the other. She however soon realizes her wrong, and they get back together and get married.

1. 4.      Bed of Roses:

·         Directed By : Pascal Amanfo

·         Year of production : 2011

·         Location: Ghana

·         Main Characters

1)      Majid Michael      as Jason

2)      Martha Ankomah as Zina

3)      Adjetey Anang     as Dennis

4)      Yvonne Okoro      as Ella

·         Story, it is a movie that teaches life lessons with practical examples - Life is a script, life is a puzzle, those who live by the sword shall die by the sword, life is a dice, and so on.

            The story is about a girl who spends her life destroying homes and even that of her step sister. She tries to turn a new leaf, but it is too late for her. Her step sister comes back to revenge and her revenge is complete. However, the instrument to the revenge is also killed for all the time he spilled blood.

1. 5.      Damage:

·         Directed By : Moses Iwang

·         Year of production : 2011

·         Location: Nigeria

·         Main Characters:

1)                  Uche Jumbo     as Sarah

2)                  Kalu Ikeagwu  as Taiwo

·         Story: A husband and his wife are so in love with each other and at the same time hate each other so much. One minute they are in love, and the next, they are trying to kill each other. This attitude of theirs spills over to affect their kids negatively but this is not the worst case scenario. During one of their fights, they mistakenly kill their first child, who had just returned to tell them news of her passing WAEC. This puts an end to the marriage, but society is unaware of this, and the couple is about to be awarded couple of the year. They decide not to take the award as it will be a lie.