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Brother Jekwu

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Brother Jekwu
Directed byCharles Uwagbai
Written byMike Ezuruonye
Produced byMike Ezuruonye
StarringMike Ezuruonye
Funny Bone
Wofai Fada
Derrick Aduwo
CinematographyEmeka Madu
Edited byJude Legema
Music byHabib Adebayo
Production
company
Swift Angel Productions
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Brother Jekwu is a 2016 Nigerian comedy thriller film directed by Charles Uwagbai,[1] written and produced by Mike Ezuruonye.[2][3] It was released across Cinemas in 2016.[4][5]

Plot

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Chasing wild success, a village hustler follows his cousin from Nigeria to Kenya and stumbles into the shady business affairs of a notorious overlord.[6][7]

Cast

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  • Derrick Aduwo as Giant Asylum Patient
  • Kevin Airende as Boss Lady Guy
  • Eunice Anyonje Amatika as Boss Lady Maid
  • Funny Bone as Paulo
  • Klint da Drunk as Ndubisi
  • Mike Ezuruonye as Brother Jekwu
  • Wofai Fada as Taxi Driver
  • Enado Odigie as Mrs Avworo
  • Wofai Fada as Aunty Rosanna
  • Faith Genga as P.A. to Boss Lady
  • Catherine Kamau as Lauren
  • Chris Kamau as Craig
  • Maranga Karinga as Police
  • Ella Wanjiru Mberia as Claudia
  • Naomi Mburu as House Maid
  • Huddah Monroe as Huddah

References

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  1. ^ Augoye, Jayne (2018-07-07). "What it takes to make a Nigerian film -- Nollywood director, Charles Uwagbai". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  2. ^ "Brother Jekwu: Mike Ezuruonye's first fruit as a producer". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. ^ "Review of the movie BROTHER JEKWU". Tribune Online. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  4. ^ "Mike Ezuruonye's Brother Jekwu in cinema after impressive premiere". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  5. ^ Brother Jekwu, retrieved 2022-07-22
  6. ^ Editor, Op-ed (2016-12-18). "Movie review: The sometimes funny, twisted world of Brother Jekwu". YNaija. Retrieved 2022-07-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ BBFC. "Brother Jekwu". www.bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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