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Merry Men 2: Another Mission | |
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Directed by | Moses Inwang |
Screenplay by | Anthony Kehinde Joseph |
Story by | Ayo Makun |
Produced by | Darlington Abuda |
Starring | Ramsey Nouah Ayo Makun Jim Iyke Falz Ireti Doyle Damilola Adegbite Ufuoma McDermott Rosaline Meurer Nancy Isime Linda Osifo Alex Asogwa |
Cinematography | Adekunle Adejuyigbe |
Edited by | Patrick Ovoke Odjegba Gem Etinosa Owas |
Music by | Michael "Truth" Ogunlade |
Production companies | Corporate World Entertainment FilmOne Entertainment Gush Media |
Distributed by | FilmOne Distribution |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | Nigeria |
Languages | English Yoruba Pidgin |
Merry Men 2: Another Mission is a 2019 Nigerian crime action comedy film and a sequel to Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons . It stars Ramsey Nouah, Ayo Makun, Jim Iyke, Falz, Ireti Doyle, Damilola Adegbite, Ufuoma McDermott, Rosaline Meurer, Nancy Isime, Alex Asogwa and Linda Osifo. [1]
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