The Women | |
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Directed by | Blessing Effiom Egbe |
Written by | Blessing Effiom Egbe |
Produced by | Blessing Effiom Egbe |
Starring | Omoni Oboli Katherine Obiang Ufuoma McDermott Kate Henshaw-Nuttal Gregory Ojefua Lilian Afegbai Femi Branch |
Cinematography | Abdullah Yusuf |
Edited by | Victoria Akujobi |
Production company | BConcept Network Productions |
Distributed by | BConcept Network Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | Nigeria |
Language | English |
The Women is a 2017 Nigerian drama thriller film directed and produced by Blessing Effiom Egbe. [1] [2] The film stars Omoni Oboli, Katherine Obiang, Ufuoma McDermott, and Kate Henshaw-Nuttal with Gregory Ojefua, Lilian Afegbai, Roxy Antak and Femi Branch in supporting roles. [3] The film is about four female middle aged friends. They bare many secrets about each other and respective marriages. [4] One day they congregate in a resort one weekend on the occasion of one of their birthdays and expressed their secretive lives. [5] [6] [7]
The film premiered on 29 September 2017. [8] [9] The film received positive reviews from critics and screened worldwide. [10] [11] [12]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role –English | Ufuoma McDermott | Nominated | [13] |
Best Supporting Actress –English | Kate Henshaw/Omoni Oboli/Kathrine Obiang | Won | |||
Movie with the Best Screenplay | The Women | Won | |||
Movie with the Best Editing | Nominated | ||||
Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie | Nominated | ||||
Director of the Year | Blessing Egbe | Nominated | |||
Best Kiss in A Movie | Ufuoma McDemott/Kalu Ikeagu | Nominated |
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