Run Baby Run (2006 film)

Last updated
Run Baby Run
Directed byEmmanuel Apea
Screenplay by John Apea [1] [2]
Starring John Apea
Evelyn Addo
Fred Johnson
Collins Agyeman Sarpong
Kofi Bucknor
Release date
  • February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09)(Ghana)
[3]
Running time
128 min
CountryGhana
LanguageEnglish

Run Baby Run is a Ghanaian action film directed by Emmanuel Apea and starring John Apea. The film received 8 nominations and won 4 awards at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture , Best Director and Best Screenplay . [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Plot

Enoch Sarpong Jr., a Ghanaian student living in the UK, is visited by his little sister from Ghana, who had mistakenly picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport. The suitcase contains a huge amount of cocaine. Enoch decides to sell the drugs, however, the real owners of the drugs soon meet up with him, chasing him all across the UK and Ghana. [3]

Cast

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Van Vicker</span> Ghanaian actor and director

Joseph van Vicker, better known as Van Vicker, is a Ghanaian actor, movie director and humanitarian. He is the chief executive officer of Sky + Orange production, a film production house. Van Vicker received two nominations for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" and "Best Upcoming Actor" at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008.

Jackie Appiah is a Canadian-born Ghanaian actress. For her work as an actress, she has received several awards and nominations, including the awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2010 Africa Movie Academy Awards; and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007. She received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Upcoming Actress at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2008. Glitz Africa Honors Her with Excellence in Creative Art Award at Ghana Women of the Year Honors 2023. She is a movie producer, fashion model and a humanitarian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nkrumah government</span> Ghanan government under Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957. From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juliet Ibrahim</span> Liberian-Lebanese actress

Juliet Ibrahim is a Ghanaian actress, film producer, and singer of Lebanese, Ghanaian and Liberian descent. She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards for her role in 4 Play. She has been referred to as the "Most Beautiful West African Woman" according to A-listers Magazine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Accra Academy</span> Male second cycle institution in Kaneshie, Ghana

Accra Academy is a boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950. It is the oldest existing high school to have been privately founded in the Gold Coast.

John Apea is the Ghana Head of Mission for the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC). Co – currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of eTranzact, Ghana’s oldest and biggest Fintech organisation.

Enoch Teye Mensah, commonly known as E. T. Mensah, was a Ghanaian politician. He was aMember of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram from 7 January 1997 to 7 January 2017 and held ministerial offices in the presidential administrations of Jerry Rawlings from 1993 to 2001 and John Atta Mills from 2010 to 2012 in Ghana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dentaa</span> British-Ghanaian entertainer (born 1983)

Akosua Dentaa Amoateng MBE, best known by her stage name Dentaa, is a British Ghanaian entrepreneur, actress, TV presenter, singer, producer and manager. She was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours and in 2017 she received the Ghana Peace Awards Humanitarian Service Laureate in Accra, Ghana. In mid-September 2020, she was appointed by Asante Kotoko S.C. as their International Relations Manager.

Yvonne Nelson is a Ghanaian actress, model, film producer, author, entrepreneur and a former Miss Ghana Contestant. She has starred in several movies, including House of Gold (2013), Any Other Monday, In April, and Swings, and appeared in the limelight of the movie industry with a role she played in the "Princess Tyra" and "Playboy" movies. She has over 7.5M Followers on Instagram currently. With her surname as "Nelson", she is most likely to have a Tabom lineage.

Ghana Movie Awards is an annual film award to recognise excellence in the Ghanaian film industry. The first edition was held on 25 December 2010 at the Accra International Conference Center. It’s only in 2017 that the ceremony wasn’t held due to the franchise being given to Zylofon media that year. The Award Sheme was founded by Ghanaian actor Fred Nuamah in 2009.

The 2012 Ghana Movie Awards was the third edition of the ceremony to reward excellence in the Ghanaian Film Industry. The event was held at Accra International Conference Center on December 2, 2012. The nomination party took place on November 26, 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anita Erskine</span> Ghanaian TV and radio presenter

Anita Erskine-Amaizo is a Ghanaian broadcaster who broadcasts in both English and French, professional compère, talk show host, actress and girls’ education advocate. She is the Executive Producer and host of Sheroes of Our Time, which airs on Akwaaba Magic on DSTV. She is also the Host and an Advisor of the 2020 edition of the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trigmatic</span> Ghanaian musician

Enoch Nana Yaw Oduro- Agyei, known by his stage name Trigmatic, is a Ghanaian musician, composer and songwriter from Accra, Ghana. On March 18, 2022, he hosted the debut edition of the Africa Music Business Dialogue at the SIlverbird Cinemas in Accra.

Emmanuel Apea, Jr. is a Ghanaian television and film director, 2008 winner of the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Martha Ankomah</span> Ghanaian actress

Martha Ankomah is a Ghanaian film actress and entrepreneur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary Ashun</span> Ghanaian-Canadian educator, author, and researcher

Mary Asabea Ashun is a Ghanaian-Canadian educator, author and researcher; she is principal of Ghana International School in Accra, Ghana.

Emmanuel Kojo Dadson was a veteran Ghanaian actor, director, producer and musician.

The 2019 Golden Movie Awards is an African film award ceremony that was hosted at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Ghana.

Michelle Sarpong is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ghanaian Premier League side Accra Hearts of Oak.

Michael Sarpong is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sekhukhune United.

References

  1. "Student's film wins four African Oscars". Nouse . York, UK: Nouse . Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  2. "Home Sweet Home...The show you can't get enough of". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Run Baby Run premiers in Accra". The Statesman. Accra Ghana. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  4. "AMAA 2008 Winners". Africa Movie Academy Awards . Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  5. Ogbu, Rachel (5 May 2008). "Abuja's Night Of Excellence". Newswatch . Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  6. "The new international movie from Revele Films: Run Baby Run". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. 9 June 2006. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  7. Bondzi, Jacquiline Afua (16 February 2007). "'Run Baby Run' a Must-See Movie". AllAfrica.com . AllAfrica Global Media . Retrieved 21 February 2011.