Iyore

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Iyore
Iyore Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank Rajah Arase
Produced byKwame Boadu
Starring
Production
companies
Raj and Heroes Films
CountryNigeria
LanguagesEnglish
Edo
Box office₦9,500,000 [1]

Iyore (English: The Return: A Life after Life [2] ) is a 2014 Nigerian drama film set in the Benin Kingdom, directed by Frank Rajah Arase. It stars Rita Dominic, Joseph Benjamin, Okawa Shaznay, Paul Obazele, Bukky Wright and Yemi Blaq. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Before its release, it was nominated in ten categories at the 2014 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards, slated to be held on the 25th of October 2014. [8]

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