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Toronto International Film Festival has just selected The Royal Hibiscus Hotel for ‘Contemporary World Cinema‘ from hundreds of entries.
The movie, a delightful, new romantic comedy from EbonyLife Films will be screened for the very first time at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which holds from September 7 through 17. And it’s the only Nigerian selection and one of just three African features in the Contemporary World Cinema category, which spotlights forty-eight of the best new films worldwide.
The film is set in Lagos and London and it tells the tale of a disenchanted London chef, Ope, who returns to Nigeria and discovers that going home can bring unexpected surprises.
The cast includes Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie, Deyemi Okanlawon and O.C. Ukeje, Rachel Oniga, Jide Kosoko, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva.
The soundtrack features a score by Cobhams Asuquo, and songs by leading Nigerian artistes including, Romeo and Juliet by Johnny Drille; Chemistry by Falz and Simi; Skintight by Mr. Eazi; and Tonight, Ocean and Radio by Nonso Amadi.
According to Mo Abudu, Executive Producer of the flick:”The Royal Hibiscus Hotel has been a passion project for me; the chance to tell an intimate story that has heart and soul, and explores romantic love in the older and younger generations. The film addresses some of the challenges around communication in relationships, while managing to be funny, warm and entertaining. Many of us have forgotten what it feels like to fall in love I hope The Royal Hibiscus Hotel re-ignites this feeling in us all”.
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel is scheduled for release in February 2018.