Check out fun photos from the sold out BFI London Film Festival premiere of #76TheMovie held at Cineworld Haymarket. In attendance were the cast crew which included Rita Dominic, Ramsey Nouah, Adonijah Owiriwa, Memry Savanhu, Izu Ojukwu, Willis Ikedum and Prince Tonye Princewill.
76TheMovie uncovers the plot that led to the assassination in 1976 of the then popular Nigerian military ruler General Murtala Mohammed. Six years after the Nigerian civil war, Dewa (Ramsey Nouah) a young officer from the middle belt becomes embroiled in a romantic relationship with Suzy (Rita Dominic) a young woman from the south east. Their relationship is threatened by the overwhelming strain of their ethnic differences. Now heavily pregnant, Suzy's world falls apart when news of her husband's involvement in a botched coup attempt hit the headlines. Stunningly shot on 35mm and given extra texture by the use of footage from the BBC Archives, 76 atmospherically recreates the era. Complete with a score of African music, along with some American soul classics, 76 reminds us of the moment when this great west African country lost its innocence.
October 16, 2016
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