Kamara's Tree

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Kamara's Tree
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Film poster
Directed by Desmond Elliot
Written by Ivie Okujaye
Produced byMorris K. Sesay
Starring
CinematographyAustin Nwaolie
Production
company
Denziot Productions
Release date
  • 19 April 2013 (2013-04-19)
[1]
CountriesNigeria
Sierra Leone
LanguageEnglish

Kamara's Tree is a 2013 Nigerian comedy drama film, directed by Desmond Elliot, starring Desmond Elliot, Lydia Forson, Ivie Okujaye, Tessy Abubakar, Bobby Obodo, Ginnefine Kanu, Morris K Sesay and Dabota Lawson. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Set and shot in Freetown, Sierra Leone, [2] [7] the film tells the story of a family who gather for the wedding of one of their number, whom the rest of them have not seen for many years; each of the family members has to deal with the diverse behaviours of the others as a result.

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Release

A trailer for Kamara's Tree was released on 17 December 2012. [8] The film premiered on VOD and television in February 2014, via IROKOtv and Africa Magic respectively. [9] [10]

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