Up North | |
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Directed by | Tope Oshin |
Screenplay by | Bunmi Ajakaiye Chinaza Onuzo |
Story by | Editi Effiong |
Produced by | Isioma Osaje Zulumoke Oyibo |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Pindem Lot Kagho Bichop Idhebor |
Edited by | Banjo Onyekachi Ayodele |
Music by | Ré Olunuga Gray Jones Ossai |
Production companies | Anakle Films Inkblot Productions |
Distributed by | FilmOne Entertainment |
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Country | Nigeria |
Languages | English Hausa Pidgin English |
Box office | ₦94 million [1] |
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