My Name is Kadi

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My Name is Kadi
Directed byBright Wonder Obasi
Written byAisha Tisha Mohammed
Produced byAisha Tisha Mohammed
Starring Blossom Chukwujekwu, Kenneth Okolie, Tina Mba and Sylvia Oluchy.
Country Nigeria
Language English

My Name is Kadi is a Nigerian 2016 movie written by Aisha Tisha Mohammed and directed by Bright Wonder Obasi. The Hollywood African Prestigious Awards nomination movie stars Blossom Chukwujekwu, Kenneth Okolie, Tina Mba and Silvia Oluchy. [1] [2] [3]

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Premiere

The movie was premiered at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja in June 2016. In attendance were Former Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, Josephine Ramos, Desmond Utomwen, Grace Amaiye, Femi Gbajabiamila and Desmond Elliot. [2]

Synopsis

The movie revolves around a girl who misbehaves to the extent that she decided to leave her family and live by her own rules. She eventually met a responsible man who changed her, but she battles with different hurdles in keeping him. [4]

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Awards and nominations

My name is Kadi got three nominations at the 2017 Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards, in California and it won the Most Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Award [1]

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References

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