Brother Jekwu is a 2016 Nigerian comedy thriller film directed by Charles Uwagbai,[1] written and produced by Mike Ezuruonye.[2][3] It was released across Cinemas in 2016.[4][5]
| Brother Jekwu | |
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| Directed by | Charles Uwagbai |
| Written by | Mike Ezuruonye |
| Produced by | Mike Ezuruonye |
| Starring | Mike Ezuruonye Funny Bone Wofai Fada Derrick Aduwo |
| Cinematography | Emeka Madu |
| Edited by | Jude Legema |
| Music by | Habib Adebayo |
Production company | Swift Angel Productions |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
Plot
editChasing wild success, a village hustler follows his cousin from Nigeria to Kenya and stumbles into the shady business affairs of a notorious overlord.[6][7]
Cast
edit- Derrick Aduwo as Giant Asylum Patient
- Kevin Airende as Boss Lady Guy
- Eunice Anyonje Amatika as Boss Lady Maid
- Funny Bone as Paulo
- Klint da Drunk as Ndubisi
- Mike Ezuruonye as Brother Jekwu
- Wofai Fada as Taxi Driver
- Enado Odigie as Mrs Avworo
- Wofai Fada as Aunty Rosanna
- Faith Genga as P.A. to Boss Lady
- Catherine Kamau as Lauren
- Chris Kamau as Craig
- Maranga Karinga as Police
- Ella Wanjiru Mberia as Claudia
- Naomi Mburu as House Maid
- Huddah Monroe as Huddah
References
edit- ^ Augoye, Jayne (2018-07-07). "What it takes to make a Nigerian film -- Nollywood director, Charles Uwagbai". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Brother Jekwu: Mike Ezuruonye's first fruit as a producer". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Review of the movie BROTHER JEKWU". Tribune Online. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "Mike Ezuruonye's Brother Jekwu in cinema after impressive premiere". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ Brother Jekwu, retrieved 2022-07-22
- ^ Editor, Op-ed (2016-12-18). "Movie review: The sometimes funny, twisted world of Brother Jekwu". YNaija. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ BBFC. "Brother Jekwu". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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