Osuofia in London

Osuofia in London
Osuofia in London
Directed by Kingsley Ogoro
Written by Kingsley Ogoro
Starring Nkem Owoh
Mara Derwent
Distributed by Kingsley Ogoro Production
Release date(s) 2003 (2003)
Running time 105 min
Country Nigeria
Language English, Igbo

Osuofia in London is a Nigerian Comedy film film written and directed by Kingsley Ogoro and starring African Movie Academy Award winner Nkem Owoh. The film is among the highest selling Nollywood films.[1]

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Plot

Osuofia (Nkem Owoh), a bamboozled villager[2] from Nigeria, travels to London, England to receive his share of an inheritance left for him by a deceased relative.[3][4]

Cast

  • Nkem Owoh
  • Mara Derwent
  • Charles Angiama
  • Cynthia Okereke
  • Victoria Summers
  • Francis Odega

References

  1. ^ "'Scam comic' kidnapped in Nigeria". BBC News (BBC). 10 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8353578.stm. Retrieved 27 August 2010. 
  2. ^ Freeman, Colin. "In Nollywood, 'lights, camera, action' is best case scenario". The Daily Telegraph (London, UK: Telegraph Media Group). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1550776/In-Nollywood-lights-camera-action-is-best-case-scenario.html. Retrieved 27 August 2010. 
  3. ^ Zachary, G. Pascal. "Let's not stereotype Nollywood films". Boston, MA, USA: The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2010/0614/Let-s-not-stereotype-Nollywood-films. Retrieved 27 August 2010. 
  4. ^ Okpewho, Isidore; Nzegwu, Nkiru. The new African Diaspora. Indiana University Press. p. 408. ISBN 978-0-253-35337-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=CMg--t-YQWQC&pg=PA408&dq=%22Osuofia+in+London%22&hl=en&ei=WNB3TIyJG8zt4AagwJHLBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Osuofia%20in%20London%22&f=false. 

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