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Title- Champions of our Time.
Producer- Chidi Nwokeabia and Emeka Enyiocha.
Director- Mark Kusare.
Screenplay- Chidi Nwokeabia.
Starring- Segun Arinze, Ngozi Ezeonu, joke Silva Jacobs, Emeka Enyiocha, Paul Adams Ayo Adesanya.
Location- Lagos, Nigeria.
Duration-1hr, 53 minutes.
Language- English.
Released date- November 28, 2010.
Production company- Macnuel production ltd and someone quest.
Reviewer- Balogun Temiloluwa Paul 14BE016564.
Synopsis- The movie is the extraordinary story of two exceptionally brilliant young girls from opposing ends of the social platforms, they both nurse ambitions of becoming the winner of the St. Flairs foundation quiz competition. However, things went smoothly for the rich girl Sharon while the physically challenged girl Sophia who is from a poor background gets denied by the panelist due to her condition.
She finally gets into the competition and loses to the rich girl in the final stage due to the rigging done by the rich girls’ mother and a female panelist. On the award day Sophia made a heart-felt speech in favor of the physically challenged people like her. Sharon rejects the award saying that she does not deserve it and gives the award to Sophia.
Review- The movie is rated one of the best Nigerian movie with an inspiring storyline which was produced by an icon in the movie industry, it won the golden Mboni prize at the Lola Kenya screen festival terracotta Nigeria film and TV awards and so many others, it also got selected for the AMAA (2010) and others prestigious awards.
The only not too good thing is the soundtrack that was not really very effective to the movie.
Extra details (elements of production) – The movie used different kinds of camera shot.
CLOSED UP SHOT
MIDDLE SHOT
LONG SHOT
HIGH ANGLE