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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 90 minutes

Log Line

You don't know what you've lost till you need it.

Year of production : 2012

Director(s) : Niyi TOWOLAWI
Writer(s) : Daphne CAYO, Niyi TOWOLAWI
Cast : Ernie HUDSON, Igoni ARCHIBONG, Jackie APPIAH, Joe ESTEVEZ, K.D AUBERT, Oge OKOYE, Patience OZOKWOR, Todd BRIDGES

Producer(s) : Laja PELUMI, Niyi TOWOLAWI, Pax OSARO

Synopsis

A compelling drama tells the thought provoking tale of complacence, karma, moral justifications and redemption.
Ade (Igoni Archibong) is a playboy Nigerian-American investment banker working at a successful firm in New York City. He is in a relationship with keen-to-marry African-American Stacey (KD Aubert). Her family (Ernie Hudson, Cynda Williams) had been cautious of this “African” but begins to warm to him due to his professional success and charm.
However, Ade’s manipulative mother (Patience Ozokwor) back in Nigeria would rather her son gets serious and dumps “that girl with no traceable roots” in favour of a wife from within her social circle. He is tricked into visiting Nigeria only to discover an arranged marriage had already been conducted on his behalf with a complete stranger. Reluctantly, Ade accepts the new wife, Grace (Jackie Appiah), since she is beautiful and seems submissive.
Back in the US, Ade avoids Stacey until she crudely discovers his secret marriage. Grace quickly settles into the American lifestyle, living as a kept woman while Ade continues to enjoy the freedom of a bachelor.
Grace eventually tires of Ade’s behaviour and confronts him, setting off a series of battles that makes Ade realise how easily his enviable lifestyle could be taken away. With the going tough and friends thin, Ade decides to mount a final showdown that will be a turning point for everyone.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

Start of shooting : October 2011


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