The Mirror Boy
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The Mirror Boy |
| Country of production | Nigeria |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Obi Emelonye |
| script | Obi Emelonye |
| production | Patrick Campbell |
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The Mirror Boy is a 2011 Nigerian fantasy adventure film - a Nollywood film - directed and scripted by Obi Emelonye and produced by Patrick Campbell . The main actors were Genevieve Nnaji , Osita Iheme and Edward Kagutuzi . The film, which was shot in England and Gambia , received three nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2011 .
action
The film tells the story of a young teenage African Briton who is brought back to the land of his mother's birth, but then mysteriously loses himself in a foreboding forest and embarks on a magical journey that tells him about himself and the secret of his father that he has never seen told.
occupation
- Trew Sider - Rodney Marsh
- Genevieve Nnaji - Teema
- Osita Iheme - Mirror Boy
- Edward Kagutuzi - Tijan
- Fatima Jabbe - Queen
- Emma Fletcher - Miss Nugent
- Peter Halpin - PC Andrews
Awards
African Movie Academy Award 2011
- Nomination in the category Best Film for African Abroad
- Nomination in the category Best Young Actor for Edward Kagutuzi
- Nomination in the category Best Actor in Supporting Role for Osita Iheme
Web links
- The Mirror Boy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Russell Southwodd: Nigeria: Nollywood's the Mirror Boy Gets a West End premiere in UK And Looks Set to Get Theatrical Release in Q2, 2011. In: Balancing Act (London). March 2, 2011, accessed August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ | A | M | A | A | | N | o | m | i | n | a | t | i | o | n | s | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||| | A | f | r | i | c | a | | M | o | v | i | e | | A | c | a | d | e | m | y | | A | w | a | r | d | s |. In: ama-awards.com. 2011, archived from the original on March 2, 2011 ; accessed on August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Russell Southwodd: Nigerians at the London premiere of "Mirror Boy". In: Thisday, Lagos. February 28, 2011, archived from the original on March 16, 2012 ; accessed on August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Today Newspaper - Online Edition - The Gambia's Quality Newspaper - LONDON TRAFFIC SLOWS IN HONOR OF GAMBIAN STORY. In: today.gm. 2011, archived from the original on March 10, 2011 ; accessed on August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Tola Onigbanjo: Voice Online :: Nolly-world with Wise Tola. In: co.uk. February 28, 2011, archived from the original on March 2, 2011 ; accessed on August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ | T | h | e | | M | i | r | r | o | r | | B | o | y | | - | | G | a | l | a | | W | o | r | l | d | | P | r | e | m | i | e | r | | f | o | r | | T | h | e | | M | i | r | r | o | r | | B | o | y | | i | n | | t | h | e | | U | K | ||| | A | f | r | i | c | a | | M | o | v | i | e | | A | c | a | d | e | m | y | | A | w | a | r | d | s |. In: ama-awards.com. 2011, archived from the original on July 7, 2011 ; accessed on August 13, 2019 .