I'll Take My Chances (2011)

Directed by

Desmond Elliot

Genre

romance film

Country

Nigeria

Runtime

1h 41m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in a Nigerian village is told she must become a priestess to prevent a disaster. She rejects this tradition and finds support from a stranger she meets.

dramaticromanticconflict-drivensuperstitiousdefiantvillage-setlight-hearted

What happens

I'll Take My Chances is a 2011 Nigerian dance romantic drama film, produced by Emem Isong and directed by Desmond Elliot. It stars Ini Edo and Bryan Okwara in lead roles, with Sam Loco Efe, Jide Kosoko, Ini Ikpe, Ashleigh Clark and Abiola Segun Williams in supporting roles. The film's synopsis says: "Tradition demands that a troubled young woman take the position of priestess of the land or else allow calamity to befall the village. She refuses to accept her fate and is further convinced not to heed custom's call by a handsome stranger". The film premiered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom on 24 September 2011, before its general release on 24 February 2012 and was met with generally mixed to negative critical reviews. It received five nominations at the 2012 Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards, winning the award for "Best Costume", and also got three nominations at the 2012 Best of Nollywood Awards, receiving the award for "Best Edited Movie". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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