The Game (2010 film)

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The Game
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Directed by Frank Rajah Arase
Written byFrank Rajah Arase
Produced byAbdul Salam Mumuni
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Distributed byHeroes Productions
CountriesGhana
Nigeria
LanguageEnglish

The Game is a 2010 Ghanaian Nigerian thriller film directed by Frank Rajah Arase, starring Majid Michel, Yvonne Okoro and Yvonne Nelson. [1] [2]

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Reception

It got a 3 out of 5 star rating from Nollywood Reinvented who questioned the originality of the storyline, as the film seems copied from two 2008 Bollywood films; Race and Ghajini . [3] Nollywood Forever gave it a 58% rating. While the reviewer found the cinematography to be of high quality, he found the plot too convoluted and confusing. [4]

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References

  1. "Another Look at Frank Rajah The Game". Ghanacelebrities. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  2. "Ghana Movie Writers are Holy Thieves". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  3. "The Game review on NR". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. "The Game review on NollyForever". Nollywood Forever. Retrieved 14 April 2014.