Slow Country (film)

Slow Country
Slow Country
Directed by	Eric Aghimien
Written by	Eric Aghimien
Produced by	Christian Mordi ; Eric Aghimien
Starring	Ivie Okujaye; Sambasa Nzeribe; Tope Tedela; Majid Michel; Kolade Shasi; Gina Castel; Brutus Richard; Folaremi Agunbiade;
Cinematography	Eric Aghimien
Edited by	Eric Aghimien
Music by	Freeman Okafor
Production; company	Hills Pictures
Distributed by	Genesis Deluxe Distribution [citation needed]
Release dates	November 2016 (Africa International Film Festival); 19 May 2017;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

Slow Country is a Nigerian action-drama film, directed and produced by Eric Aghimien.^{[citation needed]}

The film stars Ivie Okujaye, Sambasa Nzeribe, Tope Tedela, Majid Michel, Richards Brutus, Stephen Damien, Kolade Shasi and Gina Castel.^[1]^[2]

The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Africa International Film Festival and gave Sambasa Nzeribe the coveted AMVCA for "Best Actor in a Drama".^[3]

Plot

A homeless teenage mother (Ivie Okujaye) who gets herself trapped in prostitution and drug trafficking for seven years in order to secure a good life for her son, decides to quit but her boss, a ruthless human and drug trafficker (Sambasa Nzeribe) is not ready to let go of his most trusted cash cow.

Cast

Ivie Okujaye as Kome
Sambasa Nzeribe as Tuvi
Tope Tedela as Osas
Majid Michel as Inspector Dave
Gina Castel as Ola
Brutus Richard as Brasko
Folaremi Agunbiade as Femi
Imoudu 'DJ Moe' Ayonete as Tuvi's Second Man
Inspector Ogbonna as Victor Erabie
Adebayo Thomas as Peter
Emmanuel Ilemobayo as Charger
Kolade Shasi as Pedro
Anthony Igwe as Eugene

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2016	African International Film Festival (AFRIFF)	Audience Choice Award	Slow Country	Won
2017	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role –English	Sambasa Nzeribe	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Actress in a Lead role –English	Ivie Okujaiye	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor –English	Tope Tedela	Nominated
		Best Child Actor	Adebayo Thomas	Nominated
		Movie with the Best Special Effect	Slow Country	Nominated
		Movie with the Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Movie with the Best Editing		Nominated
		Movie with the Best Cinematography		Nominated
		Best Use of Make up in a Movie		Won
		Movie of the Year		Nominated
		Director of the Year		Nominated

References

^ Eric Aghimien (28 September 2016). "New Movie Trailer: "SLOW COUNTRY"". Wordpress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ "Movie Review: Hits and Misses of Eric Aghimien's 'Slow Country'". Vanguard News. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Eric Aghimien's Award Winning "Slow Country" To Premiere in May". Xplorenollywood.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

External links

Slow Country at IMDb

[1] Eric Aghimien (28 September 2016). "New Movie Trailer: "SLOW COUNTRY"". Wordpress.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

[2] "Movie Review: Hits and Misses of Eric Aghimien's 'Slow Country'". Vanguard News. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[3] "Eric Aghimien's Award Winning "Slow Country" To Premiere in May". Xplorenollywood.com. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

[4] "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

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