Cake (2022 film)

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    Cake
    Directed byProsper Edesiri
    Produced byTongryang Pantu
    StarringSaskay, Patience Ozokwor, Emmanuel “Koloman” Jibunor and Philip Asaya
    Production
    companies
    Natives Filmworks and Michelangelo Productions
    Release date
    • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
    CountryNigeria
    LanguageEnglish

    The Cake is a Nollywood romantic comedy directed by Prosper Edesiri and produced by Tongryang Pantu. It stars Saskay, Patience Ozokwor, Emmanuel Jibunor, Philip Asaya, Tope Tedela, Sophie Alakija, and Folu Storms, with Dotun Olakunri as the Executive Producer and also Steve Gukas, Co-producer of the film. It was released through Natives Filmworks and Michelangelo Productions on the Natives Family Friendly Films Project Production Company. The film was distributed through FilmOne Production and was theatrically released on 25 February 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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