This gritty tale is undermined by melodramatic touches, but Ozzy Agu shines in the lead role and debut director Tolu Ajayi shows flair
If you’ve ever been to Lagos, you know that traffic jams are to its citizens what water is to fish. So this Nigerian drama picks a hot-button topic in the form of a light-railway project being mounted by private investor Folarin (Ozzy Agu). In some ways, Over the Bridge is couched in the normal aspirational Nollywood framework that lionises middle class mores, but it also has an unusually scrutinising eye, targeting corrupt business as well as putting mental health under the spotlight.
“Light-railway golden boy” Folarin is in danger of becoming a pariah. His much-awaited dream project is stalling, dogged with financial issues. Before it goes out to tender to international investors, he is under pressure from his boss Michael (Paul Adams) to plug a $16m...
If you’ve ever been to Lagos, you know that traffic jams are to its citizens what water is to fish. So this Nigerian drama picks a hot-button topic in the form of a light-railway project being mounted by private investor Folarin (Ozzy Agu). In some ways, Over the Bridge is couched in the normal aspirational Nollywood framework that lionises middle class mores, but it also has an unusually scrutinising eye, targeting corrupt business as well as putting mental health under the spotlight.
“Light-railway golden boy” Folarin is in danger of becoming a pariah. His much-awaited dream project is stalling, dogged with financial issues. Before it goes out to tender to international investors, he is under pressure from his boss Michael (Paul Adams) to plug a $16m...
- 10/9/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
David Oyelowo wins for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr; Amma Asante collects award for Belle.
Us civil rights drama Selma and its director Ava Duvernay scored a hat-trick at the Screen Nation Film & Television Award in London on Sunday (Feb 15).
David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the drama, won best male performance in film, while a public vote named Selma the favourite international movie.
A further public vote named Selma director Duvernay favourite female screen personality.
Period drama Belle won Gugu Mbatha-Raw best female performance in film while director Amma Asante collected the award for achievement in film production.
The event, known as the ‘black Baftas’, was also attended by stars including Idris Elba.
Charles Thompson, founder and CEO of Screen Nation, said: “We’re not a diversity quota anymore and never have been. We’re mainstream.”
Winnersuk Screen Awards
Rising Talent
Aaron Fontaine – Actor in HollyoaksAntonia Thomas – Scrotal RecallGeorgina Bobb – Producer...
Us civil rights drama Selma and its director Ava Duvernay scored a hat-trick at the Screen Nation Film & Television Award in London on Sunday (Feb 15).
David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr in the drama, won best male performance in film, while a public vote named Selma the favourite international movie.
A further public vote named Selma director Duvernay favourite female screen personality.
Period drama Belle won Gugu Mbatha-Raw best female performance in film while director Amma Asante collected the award for achievement in film production.
The event, known as the ‘black Baftas’, was also attended by stars including Idris Elba.
Charles Thompson, founder and CEO of Screen Nation, said: “We’re not a diversity quota anymore and never have been. We’re mainstream.”
Winnersuk Screen Awards
Rising Talent
Aaron Fontaine – Actor in HollyoaksAntonia Thomas – Scrotal RecallGeorgina Bobb – Producer...
- 2/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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