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Sango: The Legendary African King is a 1997 epic Nigerian film, written by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode. [1] The film depicts the life and reign of the legendary fifteenth-century African king Sango, who ruled as the Alaafin of Oyo and became an important deity of the Yoruba people.
The major theme of the movie surrounds showing kindness and paying it forward. [1] It explored issues including corruption, unemployment, extrajudicial punishment and wrongful practices by law enforcement officials which are persistent prevailing Nigerian national issues. It is a Yoruba language film which was subtitled in English. [2]
Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman is a 2022 Yoruba-language Nigerian historical drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and distributed by Netflix, based on Wole Soyinka's Death and the King's Horseman, a stage play he wrote while in Cambridge, where he was a fellow student at Churchill College during his political exile from Nigeria, [1] and it is based on a real incident that took place in ...
Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons is a 2018 Nigerian action comedy film written by Anthony Kehinde Joseph, produced by Darlington Abuda, and directed by Toka Mcbaror. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the first installment in the Merry Men (film series) .
Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) is a 2023 Netflix original Yoruba film produced by Femi Adebayo Salami and Euphoria360 Media . [1] It was directed by Adebayo Tijan i and Tope Adebayo Salami. [ 2 ] The film stars Femi Adebayo , Adedimeji Lateef , Bimbo Ademoye , Faithia Balogun , Mr Macaroni , Bukunmi Oluwasina , Ibrahim Yekini and Muyiwa Ademola .
First Nigerian film released directly on television [3] [4] Aare Agbaye: Moses Olaya Adejumo Oyewole Olowomojuore 1984: Papa Ajasco: Wale Adenuga: Drama Described as the first blockbuster in Nigeria, grossing approximately ₦61,000 in three days [5] Vengeance of the Cult: Eddie Ugbomah: 1985: Witchdoctor of the Livingdead: Charles Abi ...
Described as the first Yoruba film on Nigerian politics. [1] [2] Living in Bondage 2: Christian Onu Kenneth Okonkwo. Okechukwu Ogunjiofor Nnenna Nwabueze Rita Nzelu Produced by NEK video links [1] Ti Oluwa Ni Ile: Tunde Kelani: Kareem Adepoju. Dele Odule. Lekan Oladapo Yemi Shodimu. Yetunde Ogunsola Oyin Adejobi [3] Yemi my Lover: Niyi Love ...
Yinka, a Yoruba man falls in love with and marries Ngozi, an Igbo lady during their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program. Their marriage hits the rocks when false rumours of infidelity by Ngozi are made known to Yinka by his friends as Ngozi and Yinka spend long periods apart.