4 Play (film)

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4 Play
4play poster.jpg
Ghanaian release poster
Directed by Frank Rajah Arase
Screenplay byPascal Amanfo
Story byFrank Rajah Arase
Produced byAbdul Salam Mumuni
Christopher Ozoemena
Starring
CinematographyAdams Umar
Music byBernie Anti
Production
companies
Venus Film Production
De-Kross Movie Production
Distributed byDe-Kross Films
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesGhana
Nigeria
LanguageEnglish

4 Play (Reissued in Nollywood as 4 can Play by De-Kross Movies for international distribution) is a 2010 Nigerian Ghanaian romantic blue comedy film directed by Frank Rajah Arase, starring Majid Michel, Yvonne Okoro, John Dumelo, Jackie Appiah, Roselyn Ngissah and Juliet Ibrahim. [1] [2] The film is followed by a sequel titled 4Play Reloaded, released in 2011. [3] It received 3 nominations at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards and eventually won the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. [4] [5]

Contents

Cast

Plot

Things were going well between Ruby and her wife until an anonymous caller informed her of jayke's infidelity. It turns out her husband has a gay partner. [4]

Reception

modernghana.com commended the acting and directing of the film. [6]

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References

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  2. "4Play on iMDB". imdb.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. "4Play reload, what is that?". ghanacelebrities.com. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Ghana Movie Awards 2010". ghanacelebrities.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. "2010 GMA Winners". nigeriafilms.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  6. "Film Review". modernghana.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.