- Features Wale Ojo, Saka, Somkele
Work has been completed on a new thriller, ‘Ojukokoro,’ which was directed by Dare Olaitan and produced by Singularity Media in collaboration with House Gabriel and BCI Studios.
Featuring the likes of Wale Ojo, Ali Nuhu, Tope Tedela, Somkele Idalama, Linda Ejiofor, Zainab Balogun, Hafiz Oyetoro (Saka) and Seun Ajayi, the movie, which was successfully screened at the African International Film Festival in October, had been tipped to become a hit in the cinemas upon release.
‘Ojukokoro,’ a Yoruba word which means greed in English language, unwraps an intriguing tale about a money-strapped manager of a shady Petrol Station, who decides to rob his employers, but finds out in a sudden twist that he is not alone in his ambition.
Olaitan, who also wrote the movie, trained in Film Directing/ Screen Writing at the Colorado Film School, United States of America.
He said, “Ojukokoro was inspired by the state of events in Nigeria during 2015 elections with the general state of greed in the nation due to the upcoming elections. It is an ensemble cast movie that deals primarily with a heist, which is an avenue that is rarely explored in Nollywood.
“From the conception to execution, the movie took me three years to produce. I wrote the script as a fresh graduate from film school, with little knowledge of how the Nigerian Film industry operates. It’s nice to finally have an end product after many years of dreaming and scheming.” The movie would be premiered at different locations soon before it is opened to the cinemas.
