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Kada River is a 2017 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Toka McBaror who also co-produced it alongside Forinclay Ejeh and executive produced by Olakunle Churchill. The film stars Nollywood actors and actress such as Joke Silva, Keppy Ekpenyong, Rachel Oniga and Bayray McNwizu. Others including an ex-housemate in Big Brother Naija 2017 - TBoss (Tokunbo Badmus), Ghanaian actress - Fella Makafui, Chris Okagbue, James Blessing, Rakiya Attah and Oluchi Madubuko. The film is an epic portraying the crises rocking Kaduna State, with the title being another name for the Kaduna River.




Production


The film was shot around Kafanchan and Kagoro, the locations where the true life events happened on February 21, 2000 as narrated from the director's perspective. Its production was sponsored by the Big Church Foundation.




Plot


The film portrays the ancient rivalry between the Boduas and the Shawlains, which graduated into a tensed and bloody unrest, in the midst of which two young lovers, Jerome (Chris Okagbue) and Nadia (Fella Makafui), struggle to help change the intense hate nurtured between their ethnic groups.




Cast


Chris Okagbue as Jerome
Fella Makafui as Nadia
Joke Silva as Grandma Nadia
Keppy Ekpenyong
Rachel Oniga as Mrs. Ekon
Bayray McNwizu
TBoss
James Blessing
Rakiya Attah
Oluchi Madubuko




Release


The film premiered alongside nine other films at the Nollywood Travel Film Festival, held at the University of Toronto auditorium, Toronto, Canada. It was the opening film at the maiden edition of the event held at Imagine Cinemas and the National Event Center in Toronto between September 12–16, 2017.




References






External links


Kada River at IMDb
Kada River (2017) on Nollywood Boulevard

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Rancangan Produksi Terbaik (Africa Movie Academy Award)
• Rumpun suku bangsa Austronesia
• Bahasa Melayu Riau
• Bahasa Melayu Jambi
• Bahasa di Amerika Serikat
• Vinasse
• Sejarah budi daya padi
• Daftar bahasa di Indonesia menurut BPS 2010
• Bahasa Marind
• Bahasa Kayan Sungai Kayan
• Kada River
• Olakunle Churchill
• Toka McBaror
• Fella Makafui
• Chris Okagbue
• 2018 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
• Hadar, Ethiopia
• Statue of Unity
• Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design
• Gona, Ethiopia