Kiss and Tell (2011 film)

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Kiss and Tell
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Desmond Elliot
Written byAnthony Kehinde Joseph
Uduak Isong Oguamanam
Rita C. Onwurah
Story byEmem Isong
Produced byEmem Isong
Monalisa Chinda
Starring
CinematographyAustin Nwaolie
Edited byUche Alexmoore
Alex Robbort
Kayode Adeniji
Music bySlam (composer)
Uche Alexmoore (score)
Production
company
Royal Art Academy
Distributed byRoyal Art Academy
Release dates
  • 19 June 2011 (2011-06-19)(Lagos premiere)
  • 18 July 2011 (2011-07-18)(Nigeria)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Kiss and Tell is a 2011 Nigerian romantic comedy film, produced by Emem Isong and directed by Desmond Elliot. It stars Monalisa Chinda, Joseph Benjamin, Desmond Elliot, Nse Ikpe Etim, Uche Jombo and Bhaira Mcwizu. [1] Though the film was a commercial success, [2] it was met with mixed to negative reception. [3] [4]

Contents

The film revolves around two Casanovas, friends and business partners; Iyke (Joseph Benjamin) and Bernard (Desmond Elliot), and a divorce lawyer, Delphine (Monalisa Chinda), who is a divorcee herself and doesn't want to have anything to do with men again. Bernard strikes a bet with Iyke which involves Iyke having sex with Delphine in ten days or forfeit five percent of his shares to Bernard; if Iyke succeeded, he'd have five percent of Bernard's shares. However, Bernard tells Tena (Nse Ikpe Etim), Delphine's best friend about the bet in order to have an edge, thereby complicating things for Iyke.

Cast

Release

The film was initially intended to be released directly to video, but the producer changed plans after production. [5] A trailer was released on 16 May 2011. [6] The film premiered on 19 June 2011 at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos, followed by a general theatrical release on 18 July 2011. [7] [8] [9] [10] It premiered overseas on 22 October 2011 at the Greenwich Odeon Cinema, London. [11]

Reception

Critical reception

The film was a box office success, [12] but received mixed critical reviews. Nollywood Reinvented gave it a 23% rating, commended Nse Ikpe Etim's performance, but stated that the concept is not original. [13] NollywoodForever.com gave a 74% rating, also highlighting Nse Ikpe Etim as the standout performance and concluded: "....although predictable, it was a nice feel good romantic well acted comedy, nothing great, but most definitely good". [14] Kemi Filani commended performances from Joseph Benjamin and Nse Ikpe Etim, but also cited that the story is not original. [15] Faith Ajayi gave 7 out of 10 stars and stated that the direction was great, but complained about the sound mixing. [16]

Accolades

Kiss and Tell received six nominations at the 2012 Nollywood Movies Awards and Nse Ikpe Etim won the award for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role". It got two nominations at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Desmond Elliot won the award for the "Best Film Director. It also got three nominations at the 2012 Zulu African Film Academy Awards.

Complete list of Awards
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Nollywood Movies Network
(2012 Nollywood Movies Awards) [17] 		Best Movie Desmond Elliot Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role Joseph Benjamin Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nse Ikpe Etim Won
Best Directing Desmond Elliot Nominated
Best CinematographyAustin NwaolieNominated
Best Original Screenplay/ScriptwritingAnthony Kehinde Joseph, Uduak Isong Oguamanam, Rita C. OnwurahNominated
Nigeria Entertainment Awards
2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards [18] 		Best Supporting Actress in a Film Nse Ikpe Etim Nominated
Best Film Director Desmond Elliot Won
2012 Zulu African Film Academy Awards [19] Best Lead Actor Joseph Benjamin Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nse Ikpe Etim Nominated
Best Director Desmond Elliot Nominated

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