The world’s most prolific film industry may be beset by problems, but director Kunle Afolayan is hoping to help it take off
Nollywood’s arrival has been delayed. Our black Peugeot tries to muscle its way into the three gridlocked lanes of tetchy Lagos traffic leading to the airport terminal. It has taken us nearly two hours to travel 3km to the venue for the premiere of The CEO, the new Nigerian blockbuster by the country’s hottest director, Kunle Afolayan. A muggy June night closes in; I’m sweating off the sharpener I had back at the hotel. We’re very late. “Maybe we should walk it,” I say to Aurélie Eliam, the film’s Ivorian co-star. Or possibly not, says the look she gives me.
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Nollywood’s arrival has been delayed. Our black Peugeot tries to muscle its way into the three gridlocked lanes of tetchy Lagos traffic leading to the airport terminal. It has taken us nearly two hours to travel 3km to the venue for the premiere of The CEO, the new Nigerian blockbuster by the country’s hottest director, Kunle Afolayan. A muggy June night closes in; I’m sweating off the sharpener I had back at the hotel. We’re very late. “Maybe we should walk it,” I say to Aurélie Eliam, the film’s Ivorian co-star. Or possibly not, says the look she gives me.
Related: Out of Africa: Kunle Afolayan bids to bring Nollywood cinema to the world
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- 6/23/2016
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
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