The premiere of the much talked about movie, Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) held over the weekend at FilmHouse Cinema Apapa.
The movie which stars Femi Jacobs, Saka, OdunladeAdekola, Ijeoma Grace Agu and others has been generating a lot of excitement because it’s the first time the three will be acting together in a movie in a predominantly English language movie.
Besides, Odunlade who has become the king of mass market will be making cinema debut in cinemas for the first time. It remain to be seen whether he can translate the mass market appeal to the cinema.
Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) tells the story of how Adigun copes with dealing with the multitude of odd characters he comes across working at night from Delia the queen prostitute, to Kakanfo the unseen vigilante, the notorious assassins ‘three wise men’, to the Godfather, Baba Mistura and many more interesting characters that ply their trade in Lagos at night.
A strong contender as one of the most beautifully shot film ever, to have come out of Nigeria. This darkcomedy story brings a rich mixed bag of emotions from love to greed to betrayal, shenanigans, contradictions and self-discovery.
The movie directed by Daniel Emeke Oriahi will be in cinema across Nigeria from Friday, November 13.Speaking on the movie, Dom Omope, the in-house producer at Film One said,Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) is the last of three films I have produced this year as head of film production at filmOne and it’s by far my most ambitious of all.
Taxi Driver (Oko Ashewo) presented us with a great and refreshing opportunity to create something visually stunning and standout in Nollywood.
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