Orah
Directed byLonzo Nzekwe
Written byLonzo Nzekwe
Produced byAmos Adetuyi
Floyd Kane
Lonzo Nzekwe
StarringOyin Oladejo
Lucky Ejim
CinematographyRicardo Diaz
Edited byMarc Roussel
Music byFelipe Téllez
Production
company
Circle Blue Entertainment
Distributed byLevelfilm
Release date
  • September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23) (Cinéfest)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Orah is a Canadian crime thriller film, written and directed by Lonzo Nzekwe, and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Oyin Oladejo as Orah Madukaku, a Nigerian woman who moved to Canada as a refugee after intentionally killing a man in her youth. Getting involved in a money laundering scheme in the hopes of finally being able to bring her son to Canada, she runs afoul of ringleader Bami Hazar (Lucky Ejim), who orders the murder of her son, sparking Orah to go on a revenge spree to settle the score.[2]

The cast also includes Morgan Bedard, Agape Mngomezulu, Somkele Iyamah, Oris Erhuero, OC Ukeje, Christopher Seivright, Chris Farquhar, Emeka Nwagbaraocha, Femi Lawson, Jim Calarco, Tina Mba, Phil Popp, Ruby Akubueze, Angel Oduko, Eric Obinna, Novo Imonieroh, Moc Madu and Kelechi Udegbe.

Production

The film was shot principally in Sudbury, Ontario, in 2022,[1] with some later location shooting in Lagos, Nigeria where it was art directed by Nigerian production designer and art director, Abisola Omolade.[3][4]

Distribution

The film was screened for distributors and industry professionals at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, in the Industry Selects program.[5] The film had its official public premiere at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Angelica Babiera, "Circle Blue, Freddie Films, IronFlix team up on Orah". Playback, November 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Oyin Oladejo Nabs Lead in Refugee Revenge Drama ‘Orah’". The Hollywood Reporter, November 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lonzo Nzekwe wraps up principal photography on ORAH". The Guardian, December 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Okanlawon, Taiwo (August 22, 2023). "Nigerian Film 'Orah' Art directed by Abisola Omolade to Shine at Toronto". Vanguard (Nigeria).
  5. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, Neil Burger films among 12 TIFF Industry Selects sales titles". Screen Daily, August 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ Clement Goh, "Cinéfest Sudbury marks 35 years with focus on comedy and vampires". CBC Northern Ontario, August 23, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.