Orah (2023)

Directed by

Lonzo Nzekwe

Genre

crime, drama, thriller

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18A

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Nigerian refugee named Orah joins a money laundering scheme to bring her son to Canada. When the crime boss kills her son, she sets out for revenge.

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What happens

Orah is a Canadian crime thriller film, written and directed by Lonzo Nzekwe, and released in 2023. The film stars Oyin Oladejo as Orah Madukaku, a Nigerian woman who moved to Canada as a refugee after intentionally killing a man in her youth. Getting involved in a money laundering scheme in the hopes of finally being able to bring her son to Canada, she runs afoul of ringleader Bami Hazar (Lucky Ejim), who orders the murder of her son, sparking Orah to go on a revenge spree to settle the score. The cast also includes Morgan Bedard, Agape Mngomezulu, Somkele Iyamah, Oris Erhuero, OC Ukeje, Christopher Seivright, Chris Farquhar, Emeka Nwagbaraocha, Femi Lawson, Jim Calarco, Tina Mba, Phil Popp, Ruby Akubueze, Angel Oduko, Eric Obinna, Novo Imonieroh, Moc Madu and Kelechi Udegbe. The film soundtracked two songs from Charles Onyeabor debut album, Like Father, Like Son, “They Can’t Pull Us Down” and “Ije Nwoke”. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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