The Wedding Party (Nigerian film)
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| Directed by | Kemi Adetiba |
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| Cinematography | Akpevbe Ododoru |
| Edited by | Andrew Webber |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
The Wedding Party is a 2016 Nigerian romantic comedy/drama film, directed by Kemi Adetiba that premiered on 8th September 2016 at TIFF Toronto and on 26th November 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The film will be showing on cinemas in Nigeria from the 16th of December 2016.
Plot
The Wedding party follows the shenanigans that go on during the planning of a wedding in Nigeria. Dunni a 24 year old art gallery owner and only daughter of her parents, Engineer Bamidele and Mrs Tinuade Coker, is about to marry the love of her life, IT entrepreneur Dozie the handsome son of Felix and Obianuju Onwuka. The couple took a vow of chastity and are looking forward to a ground -breaking first night together as a married couple. Between matchmaking attempts on the bridal train, a wedding planner on a mission to succeed, the unruly behaviour of some ‘village’ guests much to Tinuade’s horror, Dunni's uncertainty about her new husband's faithfulness during the time of their courtship, amidst colourful aso-ebi, eclectic music, small chops, and souvenir drama, we begin to wonder whether Dunni and Dozie will get through their wedding reception unscathed.
Cast
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| Adesua Etomi | Dunni Coker (The Bride) |
| Banky Wellington | Dozie Onwuka (The Groom) |
| Richard Mofe Damijo | Felix Onwuka (Father of the Groom) |
| Sola Sobowale | Tinuade Coker (Mother of the Bride) |
| Iretiola Doyle | Obianuju Onwuka (Mother of the Groom) |
| Alibaba Akporobome | Bamidele Coker (Father of the Bride) |
| Zainab Balogun | Wonu (The Wedding Planner) |
| Enyinna Nwigwe | Nonso Onwuka (The Groom’s Brother) |
| Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama | Yemisi Disu (Maid of Honour) |
| Daniella Down | Deardre Winston (Maid of Honour) |
Production
The film is produced by ELFIKE Film Collective. Directed by Kemi Adetiba.[2] The ELFIKE Film Collective is a partnership of moviemakers in Nigeria: EbonyLife Films, FilmOne Distribution, Inkblot Productions and Koga Studios, respectively.
Release
The movie premiered in Toronto on 8 September 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)[3]
References
- ↑ (TIFF) tiff.net/films/the-wedding-party Retrieved August 19, 2016
- ↑ Kemi Adetiba theweddingpartymovies.com Retrieved August 19, 2016
- ↑ Ebonylife TV News Ebonylivetv.com Retrieved August 19, 2016.