Slow Country (film)

Slow Country is a Nigerian action-drama film,[1] directed and produced by Eric Aghimien.

Slow Country
Directed byEric Aghimien
Produced byChristian Mordi
Eric Aghimien
Written byEric Aghimien
StarringIvie Okujaye
Sambasa Nzeribe
Tope Tedela
Majid Michel
Kolade Shasi
Gina Castel
Brutus Richard
Folaremi Agunbiade
Music byFreeman Okafor
CinematographyEric Aghimien
Edited byEric Aghimien
Production
company
Hills Pictures
Distributed byGenesis Deluxe Distribution
Release date
  • November 2016 (2016-11) (Africa International Film Festival)
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

The film stars Ivie Okujaye, Sambasa Nzeribe, Tope Tedela, Majid Michel, Richards Brutus, Stephen Damien, Kolade Shasi and Gina Castel.[2][3]

The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Africa International Film Festival and gave Sambasa Nzeribe his second consecutive AMVCA for "Best Actor in a Drama".[4]

Plot

A homeless teenage mother (Ivie Okujaye) who gets herself trapped in prostitution and drug trafficking for seven years in order to secure a good life for her son, decides to quit but her boss, a ruthless human and drug trafficker (Sambasa Nzeribe) is not ready to let go of his most trusted cash cow.

Cast

  • Ivie Okujaye as Kome
  • Sambasa Nzeribe as Tuvi
  • Tope Tedela as Osas
  • Majid Michel as Inspector Dave
  • Gina Castel as Ola
  • Brutus Richard as Brasko
  • Folaremi Agunbiade as Femi
  • Imoudu 'DJ Moe' Ayonete as Tuvi's Second Man
  • Inspector Ogbonna as Victor Erabie
  • Adebayo Thomas as Peter
  • Emmanuel Ilemobayo as Charger
  • Kolade Shasi as Pedro
  • Anthony Igwe as Eugene
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