Your Excellency (film)

Your Excellency
Directed by	Funke Akindele
Starring	Funke Akindele Akin Lewis Shaffy Bello Deyemi Okanlawon Toni Tones Alex Ekubo
Music by	Tolu Obanro [1]
Production company	EbonyLife TV
Distributed by	FilmOne Distributions
Release date	13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English
Box office	₦186.3 million

Your Excellency is a 2019 Nigerian political satire drama comedy film written and directed by Funke Akindele on her directorial debut. ^[2] The film stars Akin Lewis and Funke Akindele in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release across 50 theatres on 13 December 2019 and opened to positive reviews from critics. ^{[3] [4]} The film was a box office success and the fourth highest-grossing Nigerian film of 2019. ^{[5] [6]}

Plot

A bumbling billionaire businessman and failed presidential candidate, Chief Olalekan Ajadi, is very much obsessed with US President Donald Trump. Just when his political campaign seems to be on the verge of another floppy disaster, Ajadi is anointed by a majority party and becomes a tough, credible contender with the assistance of the powerful social media.

Cast

• Akin Lewis as Chief Olalekan Ajadi
• Funke Akindele as Kemi Ajadi
• Kemi Lala Akindoju as Lina
• Shafy Bello as Laide Ajadi
• Kunle Coker as Mallam Ali
• Eku Edewor as Eki Adua-Evans
• Alex Ekubo as Kachi
• Osas Ighodaro as Candy
• Oreka Godis as Karen
• Ini Dima-Okojie As Mimi
• Helen Paul as Freda
• Falz as AK Famzy
• Deyemi Okanlawon as Michael Idehen
• Toni Tones as Stephanie
• Emmanuel 'EmmaOMG' Edunjobi as Pastor Leke
• Aletile 'Seyi Law' Lawrence as Fred
• Bimbo Manuel As Prof Idehen
• Chigul as Madam Echejile
• Ikechukwu Onunaku as John

Box office

The film grossed ₦17.5 million in its first two days and was the fourth highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2019, with ₦105.5 million. ^{[5] [2]}

References

1. Gambari, Luqman. "Tolu Obanro: Crafting Cinematic Soundscapes for Nigerian Blockbusters". Leadership . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
2. "'Your Excellency': Funke Akindele's directorial debut makes N17.5 million in 2 days". www.pulse.ng. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
3. "YOUR EXCELLENCY (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
4. "Review: Your Excellency Nollywood Movie | HDMoviePlug.com". Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
5. "Top 5 Nollywood movies that won at the box office in 2019". www.pulse.ng. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
6. "Top 20 films 3rd 5th January 2020 - Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria". www.ceanigeria.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Your Excellency at IMDb