A Sunday Affair

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A Sunday Affair
Directed by Walter Taylaur
Written byDarrel Bristow-Bovey
Produced byMO Abudu
Inem King
Sonia Nwosu
Joshua Olaolu
Heidi Uys
Starring Dakore Egbuson-Akande
Nse Ikpe-Etim
Oris Erhuero
Hilda Dokubo
Uzor Osimkpa
Chris Iheuwa
CinematographyMalcolm Mclean
Edited byAlex May
Music byKulanen Ikyo
Production
company
EbonyLife Films
Distributed byEbonyLife
Release date
  • 14 February 2023 (2023-February-14)
Running time
96 minutes
Country Nigeria
LanguageEnglish

A Sunday Affair is a 2023 Nigerian Romantic written by Darrel Bristow Bovey, Directed by Walter Taylaur, and co-produced by Mo Abudu. The movie features Hilda Dokubo, Alex Ekubo, Oris Erhuero, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Egbuson-Akande, and many others. [1]

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Plot

A Sunday Affair tells the story of a love triangle between two best friends, Uche (played by Nse Ikpe-Etim),Toyin (played by Dakore Egbuson-Akande), and Sunday (Played by Oris Erhuero). Both friends meet Sunday at different events and fall in love with him, each wanting to introduce the other to Sunday who is caught in the love web, and unable to choose between both friends. As fate may have it, Toyin was eliminated from the love triangle after battling with a fatal illness. [2] [3]

Cast

Reception

The movie was perceived as the romantic drama that it is and was streamed amongst other Nollywood movies for 2023 Valentine's Day, this is associated with its release date of 14th February. [6]

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