A Man for the Weekend

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A Man For The Weekend
Directed by Achille Brice
Produced by Syndy Emade
Starring
Release date
  • October 2017 (2017-10)
Country Cameroon [1]
LanguageEnglish

A Man For The Weekend is a 2017 Cameroonian romantic comedy movie produced by Syndy Emade featuring Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

A Man For The Weekend tells us the story of Candace Ayuk (Candy), a young business executive. Driven by her career, she has no time for the pleasure of life, much to the chagrin of her mother who want to see her settle down. This drive wedge between the two as Candy finds herself avoiding her mother's calls for obvious reasons to find a man just to please her mother but sad, the man she found as the perfect one to present to her mom turned out to be a fraud.

Cast

Release

A Man For The Weekend was released in October 2017.

Reception

Cameroon celebrity websites consider the movie as the first international debut of Syndy Emade's own production inviting Nollywood star Alexx Ekubo. [5] [6] [7]

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