Slow Country (film)

Slow Country
Directed by Eric Aghimien
Produced by Christian Mordi
Eric Aghimien
Written by Eric Aghimien
Starring Ivie Okujaye
Sambasa Nzeribe
Tope Tedela
Majid Michel
Gina Castel
Brutus Richard
Folaremi Agunbiade
Music by Freeman Okafor
Cinematography Eric Aghimien
Edited by Eric Aghimien
Production
company
Hills Pictures
Distributed by Genesis Deluxe Distribution
Release date
  • November 2016 (2016-11) (Africa International Film Festival)
  • 19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
Running time
155 minutes
Country Nigeria
Language English

Slow Country is a Nigerian action-drama film,[1] directed and produced by Eric Aghimien.

The film stars Ivie Okujaye, Sambasa Nzeribe, Tope Tedela, Majid Michel, Richards Brutus, Kolade Shasi and Gina Castel.[2][3]

The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Africa International Film Festival and gave Sambasa Nzeribe his second consecutive AMVCA for "Best Actor in a Drama".[4]

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

References

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