Plan B (2019 film)

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Plan B
Directed by Lowladee (Dolapo Adeleke)
Written byLowladee
Produced by Sarah Hassan
Starring
CinematographyVictor Ombogo
Edited byLowladee
Music by
Release date
  • 14 February 2019 (2019-02-14)
Running time
60 minutes
Country Kenya
Languages

Plan B is a 2019 Kenyan-Nigerian [1] romantic comedy film written, directed and edited by the Nigerian filmmaker, Lowladee. The film stars Kenyan actress and producer Sarah Hassan, Catherine Kamau Karanja, and Nigerian actor Daniel Etim Effiong who are the lead actors. [2] [3]

Contents

The film won the Best East African movie Award at the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs). [4]

Production

The film was produced by Lowladee in collaboration with Alfajiri Productions, a Kenyan production company. [3]

Synopsis

After breaking up with her boyfriend Ethan (Lenana Kariba), Lisa Waweru (Sarah Hassan) meets a strange man and becomes pregnant after engaging in a one-night stand with him. Later, Lisa learns that the man is Dele Cooker (Daniel Etim Effiong), the Nigerian CEO of a spreading Nairobi-based company. Alongside her friend Joyce (Catherine Kamau), she hatches a plan to make Dele claim responsibility for the pregnancy. [2] [5] [6] [7]

Cast

Release

The movie was released on Valentine's Day, Friday 14 February 2019. [8] It was premiered on NTV (Kenya) the night before the global release. [6] [9]

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