Two Brides and a Baby is a 2011 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Teco Benson and starring Keira Hewatch, Kalu Ikeagwu, OC Ukeje, Chelsea Eze, Stella Damasus-Aboderin and Okey Uzoeshi. It premiered on 17 November 2011.[1][2] It received awards and nominations at Africa Movie Academy Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards and Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.[3][4][5]
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| Directed by | Teco Benson |
| Screenplay by | Blessing Effiom Egbe |
| Produced by | Blessing Effiom Egbe |
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| Cinematography | Abdulahi Yusuf |
| Edited by | Shola Ayorinde |
Production company | B Concept Network |
| Distributed by | Silverbird |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Keche (Keira Hewatch) and Bankole (OC Ukeje) believe that their relationship has been divinely planned. They plan on having an amazing wedding ceremony and believe their marriage will stand the test of time. An unexpected event gets uncovered that tests how much they are really willing to sacrifice for their union to workout.
Cast
edit- OC Ukeje as Kole Badmus
- Keira Hewatch as Keche
- Stella Damasus-Aboderin as Ama
- Kalu Ikeagwu as Deji
- Okey Uzoeshi as Maye
- Chelsea Eze as Ugo
- Kehinde Bankole as Pewa
- Blessing Effiom as Ene
- Claret Onukogu as Omo
- Tunbosun Aiyedehin as Enehi
- Tana Adelana as Ify
- Cassandra Odita as Mrs. Badmus
- Big Freddy Fred as Mr. Badmus
- Emeka Nwokolo as Pastor
- Michelle Egbe as Little Bride
- Chinedu Ezeoma as Little Groom
Reception
editThe film has a 43% rating on Nollywood Reinvented with a conclusion that "...it’s quite the placid movie, it’s not emotionally moving in any way. However, if you look at it at some kind of foundation of what we hope for in Nollywood productions then it makes the movie that much more appealing."[6] YNaija praised the film and concluded that "the film [is] more admired than loved. It shows that with the right hands, Nollywood can make a decent movie, and this is a decent film indeed." It however singled out the yoruba performance of Deji (Kalu Ikeagwu) as the only negative in the film.[7] Amarachukwu Iwuala of Entertainment Express was very critical of the directing and felt that attention was not properly given to many important details of the film.[8] Dami Elebe of Connect Nigeria praised the plot, acting and production but felt that the editing and directing should have been better.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Film Premiere: Two Brides and a Baby". nollywoodmindspace.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Two Brides and a Baby opens in Cinemas Today". bellanaija.com. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Two Brides and a Baby Review". channelstv.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Two Brides and a Baby". nollywoodforever.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Two Brides and a Baby Film". cinetion.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Two Brides and a Baby Review". nollywoodreinvented.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Teco Benson delivers another decent Piece in Two brides and a Baby". ynaija.com. December 11, 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Two Brides and a Baby: What went wrong?". e-expressnigeria.com. 2012-02-24. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Movie Review: Two brides and a Baby". connectnigeria.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.