‘76’ for London premier

‘76’ is on the lineup of movies to be premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. It is the first Nollywood movie to be chosen by both Toronto and London film festivals back to back and is a new milestone in African cinema. The film, which stars Rita Dominic and Ramsey Nouah is a love […]

‘76’ is on the lineup of movies to be premiered at the BFI London Film Festival. It is the first Nollywood movie to be chosen by both Toronto and London film festivals back to back and is a new milestone in African cinema.
The film, which stars Rita Dominic and Ramsey Nouah is a love story embedded in treason, intrigue, patriotism and faith is set in Ibadan, Nigeria, against the backdrop of transition and the struggle for political stability in 1976 and is inspired by real life events that led to the assassination of the then Head of State, Murtala Muhammed.
Executive producer of the movie, Adonijah Owiriwa, said: “Our objective was to show audiences, amongst other things, what the wives of officers had to go through. Military coups were our legacy. In some ways, we are still trying to recover from this. Everyone sees and hears the perspective of the officers. But the woman’s story stays silent. We wanted to highlight the strength and the vulnerabilities of the typical African woman through the eyes of officers’ wives. This is a filmmaker’s small contribution to raising their volume.”
At the centre of this very gripping romantic thriller is the charismatic, ‘Captain Joseph Dewa,’ played by Nouah who is indicted by the military for his alleged role in the coup.
The film will have its red carpet London premiere in October as well as its African premiere in Lagos in November before being released nationwide in cinemas towards the end of November.