Hire a Man

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Hire a Man
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Directed by Desmond Elliot
Written byWriters Ink
Story byChinneylove Eze
Produced byChinneylove Eze
Starring Zynnell Zuh
Enyinna Nwigwe
IK Ogbonna
Nancy Isime
Bayray McNwizu
Daniel Lloyd
CinematographyIsaac Garland
Edited byShola Ayorinde
Music byJust Beats
Distributed byFilm One
Release date
  • 10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Hire a Man is a 2016 Nigerian romantic comedy film directed by Desmond Elliot and produced by Chinneylove Eze. The film stars the Ghanaian actress Zynnell Zuh and Nollywood actors and actresses such as Enyinna Nwigwe, IK Ogbonna, Nancy Isime, Bayray McNwizu and Daniel Lloyd. [1] [2] [3] The movie portrays the pressure put on ladies to get married when age begins to step in, by the society. [4] [5]

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Production

The film was produced by Chinneylove Eze Productions Ltd. [6]

Plot

In the movie, after the wedding engagement announcement by her younger, prettier and skinnier sister, Tinu (Nancy Isime), the spoilt rich successful accountant, Tishe Lawson (Zynnell Zuh), hires Jeff (Enyinna Nwigwe) to pretend to be her fiancé. The showdown stage just got ready! [1] [2]

Cast

Release

The movie was released on 10 February 2016 [7] and was announced to be premiered in cinemas throughout Nigeria by 24 February 2017. [1]

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