Wole Soyinka lauds The Wedding Party

Arguably Nigeria’s most talked about and most successful cinema film in recent times, The Wedding party has, since its grand premiere in November  2016, continuously received accolades and kudos from Nigerians across the globe for its unique African storyline.

The movie which was directed by prolific film-maker, Kemi Adetiba  and produced by Ebonylife Tv, filmone and Koga studios, stars Adesua Etomi as Dunni Coker, Banky W as Dozie, Alibaba and Sola Sobowale as Dunni’s parents, and Ireti Doyle  and Richard Mofe-Damijo as Dozie’s parents. It also stars Zainab Balogun,  AY Makun, Ikechukwu, Beverly Naya, Emma OhMaGod, Lepacious Bose amongst others.

Professor Wole Soyinka who had a private screening with CEO of Ebony life Tv, Mo Abudu and the cast of the movie also gave kudos to the production crew and cast of the movie. According to the executive producer of the film, Mo Abudu who tweeted “Much fun with Prof at our private screening of The Wedding Party, and Prof said #TheWeddingParty was Fun”.

A fan who had seen the movie three times tweeted “So I  have seen the wedding party 3 times already, and Sola Sobowale is the real deal. It is the best movie this year by far.

Another movie enthusiast giving kudos to the producer of the movie, Kemi Adetiba wrote,  “ I hope the success of #TheWeddingParty will inspire more Nollywood producers to always put quality first. Well done beautiful @kemiadetiba

Set in Lagos, Nigeria, The wedding party which is still showing in the cinemas, tells the story of Dunni Coker and Dozie Onwuka’s wedding. Dunni Coker, a 24 -year-old art gallery owner and only daughter of her parents is about to marry the love of her life, IT entrepreneur Dozie. The couple took a vow of chastity and is looking forward to their first night together as a married couple. The awaited Wedding day finally arrives and it comes with lots of unexpected drama.