exist”Taken the bait“Hooked,” the filmmaker’s new movie Samuel ArawadThe cultures, languages, and shared struggles of three West African nations—Benin and Ghana—come to life in a gripping story that presents a journey of coming of age rooted in custom, love, and resilience.
The core of the story is Sejiro Seinamiperformed by a Senegalese actor Chest Salahin his display screen debut. Senami’s journey begins in a small fishing village in Benan, however as he graduates from the College of Ibadan, he faces a brand new world of stress, from household expectations and first like to his personal battle with drug dependancy. This complicated portrait of youth explores how tradition and private ambition form an individual’s path.
The movie’s cultural resonance is amplified by a various solid that features Nigerian stars corresponding to Tina Mba, ruby Do not come again, High Tedlaand Fonsho Adeoglu. Benan actor Idayat Ibrahim additionally joined the solid, cementing the cross-cultural connection of the story. The brothers of Cestus joined them, Roger Salah.
Written by Tammy Hassan,by”AM Sable“, the script attracts on the linguistic range and customary challenges of West African communities. Temi was impressed by his analysis on the Ogu folks of Badagry, uncovering the connections between Ogu communities in Nigeria, Benin and Togo join.
Filmed over 5 weeks on the universities of Badagry, Cotonou and Ibadan in Ghana, Accroché captures the sweetness and challenges of contemporary West Africa with dialogue in English, French, Fon and Yoruba.
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