‘Ikemba,’ Mr. James Oguejiofor produced movie has been recently premiered at the Orientals Hotel, Lekki with an array of A-list actors in attendance.
The movie stars prominent names such as Pete Edochie, Ramsey Noah, Yul Edochie, Zubby Michael, Patience Ozokwor, Chiwetalu Agu, and Kanayo O. Kanayo amongst others tell the story of how the white men came into Nigeria.
While speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) about the star-studded movie, Oguejiofor explained that the reason for the A-list cast was so the script was properly interpreted, something he feared the ‘young ones’ will do well.
“Ikemba movie is about happenings in Africa. If you observe, the colonial masters are still around, they like to cause chaos whenever they intend to get something from Africa.
“The young ones don’t know all these, that is why we are writing these stories to educate our people and also open their eyes. It is not always about making money but to enlighten the people.”
One of the challenges of filming the movie, according to the producer, was getting actors to locations due to insecurity, as the film was shot in Enugu, Abia, and Calabar.
Reactions to the movie ‘Ikemba’ by actors
“Ikemba is a one-stop movie that gives you everything you want in a movie.
“It talks about tradition, culture, education, foreign touch, and everything that has happened to us. The message cuts across cultures.
“It is a star-studded movie but most importantly, it passes an important message on how the foreigners came in and what they did.
“I hope people will learn to make movies with great stories like this.” – Patience Ozokwor
“Africans are great people who don’t unnecessarily suspect you but then, the Whiteman came with Bible in hand and before we opened our eyes, we had the Bible and they had the lands.
“They came with entrenched interest, it caused division amongst us, which has not gone till date. Now, we hardly trust people around us.
“There is always this tendency of playing the politics of supremacy, these are the stories told by Ikemba which makes it a unique one.” – Kanayo O. Kanayo