Gold Statue
Gold Statue is a 2019 Nigerian comedy adventure drama film produced, written and directed by veteran filmmaker Tade Ogidan.[1] The film stars Gabriel Afolayan and Kunle Remi in the main lead roles.[2] The film was released on 17 May 2019 and received extremely positive reviews from critics.[3] It was also nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film for the year 2019. The film also received few awards at film festivals.[4]
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Directed by | Tade Ogidan |
Produced by | Tade Ogidan |
Screenplay by | Tade Ogidan |
Story by | Tade Ogidan |
Starring | Gabriel Afolayan Kunle Remi Richard Mofe Damijo |
Production company | OGD Pictures |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
Country | Nigeria |
Language | English |
Synopsis
Two young men, Wale (Gabriel Afolayan) and Chike (Kunle Remi) in search of a treasure of "Gold Statue" which is believed to have been a deity inherited by their generation. They witness and go through a series of unimaginable unprecedented unexpected ordeal when attempting to locate where the supposed Gold Statue is located.[5]
Cast
- Gabriel Afolayan as Wale
- Kunle Remi as Chike
- Richard Mofe Damijo
- Sola Sobowale
- Kelvin Ikeduba
- Kunle Fawole
- Norbert Young
- Alibaba Akpobome
- Segun Arinze
- Rycardo Agbor
Production
The veteran filmmaker Tade Ogidan who is also noticeabley the CEO of OGD Pictures made a comeback into the film industry after a gap of eight years through this project.[6] The director himself revealed that the Gold Statue was reborn after 28 years as he insisted that the script for the film was written by him already in 1991 itself.[7] However he couldn't bankroll this project immediately at that time due to financial difficulties.[8] The film project also marked the first onscreen appearance for veteran actors Richard Mofe Damijo and Sola Sobowale together as couples after 21 years.[9]
References
- www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Gold-Statue-Gabriel-Afolayan/dp/B07V2TYJV5. Retrieved 2020-05-04. Missing or empty
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(help) - "GOLD STATUE - A TADE OGIDAN MOVIE". GOLD STATUE. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- "Film Review: Tade Ogidan mastered video, but Gold Statue shows he is yet to find his cinematic voice ยป YNaija". YNaija. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- "PHOTOS: 'Gold Statue' makes Tade Ogidan top winner at 2019 Best of Nollywood Awards". TheCable Lifestyle. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- nollywoodreinvented (2020-04-13). "Gold Statue". Nollywood REinvented. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- https://www.independent.ng/gold-statue-why-tade-ogidan-stands-out-among-nollywood-newsmakers/
- "28 years after conception, Tade Ogidan births Gold Statue". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- Ajao, Kunle (2019-06-04). "Movie Review: Gold Statue - directed by Tade Odigan". Sodas 'N' Popcorn Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- "Tade Ogidan's 28-year-old 'Gold Statue' draws Nollywood greats out for a reunion". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
External links
- Gold Statue on IMDb