Jagun Jagun (2023)

Directed by

Adebayo Tijani, Tope Adebayo

Genre

drama film

Country

Nigeria

Runtime

2h 13m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a historical Yoruba kingdom, a young man trains to become a fierce warrior. He faces dangerous battles and political betrayals while seeking his destiny.

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What happens

Jagun Jagun (The Warrior) is a 2023 Netflix original Yoruba film produced by Femi Adebayo Salami and Euphoria360 Media. It was directed by Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo Salami. The film stars Femi Adebayo, Adedimeji Lateef, Bimbo Ademoye, Faithia Balogun, Mr Macaroni, Bukunmi Oluwasina, Ibrahim Yekini and Muyiwa Ademola. It was released on Netflix on 10 August 2023. It won the Best Indigenous Language Movie (West Africa) and the Best Costume Design award category at the 2024 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards. It snagged 7 nominations in the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards and then went on to win 3 awards, including Achievement in Makeup and Achievement in Visual Effects, and Femi Adebayo went home with the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award. Adebayo also went ahead to win Outstanding Male Actor in the 2024 Abuja International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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