Gold Statue

Gold Statue
Film poster
Directed by	Tade Ogidan
Screenplay by	Tade Ogidan
Story by	Tade Ogidan
Produced by	Tade Ogidan
Starring	Gabriel Afolayan Kunle Remi Richard Mofe Damijo
Production company	OGD Pictures
Release date	17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

Gold Statue is a 2019 Nigerian comedy adventure drama film produced, written and directed by Tade Ogidan. ^[1] It stars Gabriel Afolayan and Kunle Remi in the lead roles. ^[2] The film was released on 17 May 2019 and received positive reviews from critics. ^[3] It was also nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film in 2019. The film also received some awards at film festivals. ^[4]

Synopsis

Two young men, Wale and Chike are in search of a treasure of "Gold Statue" which is believed to have been a deity inherited by their generation. They witness and go through a series of unimaginable unprecedented and unexpected ordeal when attempting to locate where the supposed Gold Statue is located. Eventually, they get the statue and become rich. ^[5]

Cast

• Gabriel Afolayan as Wale
• Kunle Remi as Chike
• Richard Mofe Damijo as Mr. Esho
• Sola Sobowale as Grace
• Kelvin Ikeduba as Bryan
• Olakunle Fawole as Banjul
• Norbert Young as Antar
• Alibaba Akpobome as Mr. Manuel
• Segun Arinze as Zonal Commander
• Rykardo Agbor as Capone
• Greg 'Teddy Bear' Ojefua as Rambo

Production

Tade Ogidan, filmmaker and CEO of OGD Pictures, returned to the film industry after an eight-year hiatus with this project. ^[6] He revealed that Gold Statue was originally written in 1991 but could not be produced at the time due to financial constraints. ^{[7] [8]} The film also marked the first onscreen appearance of actors Richard Mofe-Damijo and Sola Sobowale as a couple in 21 years. ^{[9] [10]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2019	Best of Nollywood Awards	Best Actor in a Lead role – English	Won	[11]
		Best Supporting Actor –English	Nominated
		Movie with the Best Sound	Won
		Movie with the Best Screenplay	Nominated
		Movie with the Best Editing	Nominated
		Movie with the Best Cinematography	Nominated
		Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie	Nominated
		Best Use of Make up in a Movie	Won
		Movie of the Year	Won
		Director of the Year	Won
		Movie with the Best Production Design	Won

References

1. "Watch Gold Statue | Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
2. "GOLD STATUE - A TADE OGIDAN MOVIE". GOLD STATUE. 2017-07-01. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
3. "Film Review: Tade Ogidan mastered video, but Gold Statue shows he is yet to find his cinematic voice » YNaija". YNaija. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
4. "PHOTOS: 'Gold Statue' makes Tade Ogidan top winner at 2019 Best of Nollywood Awards". TheCable Lifestyle. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
5. nollywoodreinvented (2020-04-13). "Gold Statue". Nollywood REinvented. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
6. "Gold Statue: Why Tade Ogidan Stands Out Among Nollywood Newsmakers".
7. "28 years after conception, Tade Ogidan births Gold Statue". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
8. Ajao, Kunle (2019-06-04). "Movie Review: Gold Statue - directed by Tade Odigan". Sodas 'N' Popcorn Blog. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
9. "Tade Ogidan's 28-year-old 'Gold Statue' draws Nollywood greats out for a reunion". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
10. "Gold Statue Nollywood Movie Review". HDMoviePlug. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
11. Bada, Gbenga (2019-12-15). "BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-10-10.

External links

• Gold Statue at IMDb