Dinner at My Place

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Dinner at My Place
Directed byKevin Luther Apaa
Written byKevin Apaa
Screenplay byKevin Apaa
Produced byChiamaka Ebochue
Starring Timini Egbuson
Bisola Aiyeola
Sophie Alakija
Production
company
Duku Pictures
Distributed byFilmOne Entertainment
Release date
  • 28 January 2022 (2022-01-28)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesNigeria
United States
LanguageEnglish

Dinner at My Place is a 2022 Nigerian romantic comedy drama written and directed by Kevin Apaa. The film stars Timini Egbuson, Bisola Aiyeola and Sophie Alakija in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release on 28 January 2022 and opened to positive reviews from critics. [1] [2]

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Synopsis

The film is based on a Nigerian-American man Nonso (Timini Egbuson) who is planning to propose his girlfriend (Sophie Alakija) over dinner. He has already planned to gift the gold ring to his girlfriend which was worth $22000 and it originally belongs to his beloved mother as his deceased mother left that ring for him in memory. [3] But to his surprise, things become worse as far as his intentions were concerned when his ex-girlfriend (Bisola Aiyeola) spoils the fun by entering the picture shows up uninvited.

Cast

Production

Filmmaker Kevin Apaa revealed that he initially narrated the story suitable for a short film and made the short film with a duration of 11 minutes with the same title. It was released in 2019 and opened to positive reviews. The short film garnered critical acclaim winning eight awards and was also screened in film festivals in USA and UK. The positive reception to the short film encouraged Apaa to come up with a lengthy feature film by maintaining the same title. He and his crew members developed the script as a romantic drama film. [4] The cast members who were roped in for the feature film had not previously appeared in the short film. The film was entirely shot in Lagos. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dinner At My Place hits the screen". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-02-06. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. ↑ Mix, Pulse (2022-01-23). "Romcom "Dinner at my place" by award winning filmmaker Kevin Apaa hits cinemas Jan 28". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  3. ↑ Adelabu, Aderonke (2022-02-01). "Movie Review: Why 'Dinner At My Place' is not your regular comedy romance". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Movie Review: 'Dinner at My Place' is an Enjoyable Rom-Com". What Kept Me Up. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  5. ↑ "'Dinner at My Place' Opens in Cinemas – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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