Movie review: Brotherhood: Another cliché Nollywood movie?
Movie title: Brotherhood
Runtime: 2 hours
Director: Loukman Ali
Producer: Jade Osiberu
Release date: September 23, 2022
Cast: Sam Dede, Ronke Oshodi, Zubby Michael, OC Ukeje, Folarin Falana (Falz the Bahd Guy), Tobi Bakre, Bright Okpocha (Basketmouth), Toni Tones, Omawunmi, Jidekene Achufusi, Debo Adedayo (Mr. Macaroni) , Boma Akpore, Diane Russet, Dorathy Bachor and Seyi Awolowo.
Before I begin this review, I want to use this medium to ask the producers of Brotherhood for a sequel because there are a lot of questions I need answered.
When I scrolled through Twitter and saw a lot of people raving about the movie “Brotherhood,” I thought it was probably one of those boring, overhyped movies. With this intuition, I went to the cinema, where I was wrong.
“Brotherhood” comes from the creative mind of Jade Osiberu, who is responsible for many blockbusters such as “Ayinla”, “Isoken” and “Sugar Rush”. Although the film had several flaws, it was a breath of fresh air from Nollywood clichés and tropes.
Directed by Ugandan filmmaker Loukman Ali, the film is similar to the classic 2004 Nollywood drama thriller Dangerous Twins starring Ramsey Nouah. It tells the story of twin brothers, Wale and Akin, who find themselves on opposite sides of law and morality.
< em>Oc Ukeje in the film BrotherhoodAs mentioned earlier, "Brotherhood" primarily focuses on twin brothers Akin (Tobi Bakare) and Wale (Falz), who lost their parents growing up. While Wale was looking for a job as a detective, Akin became a criminal, which landed him in jail several times.
After serving a prison sentence, Akin is released and told that his twin brother has gotten a new job with the SWAT Crime Unit. From his reaction and his conversation with his aunt (Ronke Oshodi), it's easy to tell that the two brothers don't get along.
Ignoring luck and advice to turn over a new leaf, Akin joins a gang of armed robbers called the Ojuju Boys. Due to his intelligence and network, Akin helps step up their stealing game and falls in love with a member of the team, Goldie (Toni Tones).
Meanwhile, an incident leads Wale to investigate the identities of the Ojuju boys.
Things were going well for both brothers until Akin showed up uninvited at Wale's wedding party, flaunting his new found wealth. This makes Wale suspicious that Akin is part of the notorious robbery squad.
Fast forward to the group...
Movie title: Brotherhood
Runtime: 2 hours
Director: Loukman Ali
Producer: Jade Osiberu
Release date: September 23, 2022
Cast: Sam Dede, Ronke Oshodi, Zubby Michael, OC Ukeje, Folarin Falana (Falz the Bahd Guy), Tobi Bakre, Bright Okpocha (Basketmouth), Toni Tones, Omawunmi, Jidekene Achufusi, Debo Adedayo (Mr. Macaroni) , Boma Akpore, Diane Russet, Dorathy Bachor and Seyi Awolowo.
Before I begin this review, I want to use this medium to ask the producers of Brotherhood for a sequel because there are a lot of questions I need answered.
When I scrolled through Twitter and saw a lot of people raving about the movie “Brotherhood,” I thought it was probably one of those boring, overhyped movies. With this intuition, I went to the cinema, where I was wrong.
“Brotherhood” comes from the creative mind of Jade Osiberu, who is responsible for many blockbusters such as “Ayinla”, “Isoken” and “Sugar Rush”. Although the film had several flaws, it was a breath of fresh air from Nollywood clichés and tropes.
Directed by Ugandan filmmaker Loukman Ali, the film is similar to the classic 2004 Nollywood drama thriller Dangerous Twins starring Ramsey Nouah. It tells the story of twin brothers, Wale and Akin, who find themselves on opposite sides of law and morality.
< em>Oc Ukeje in the film BrotherhoodAs mentioned earlier, "Brotherhood" primarily focuses on twin brothers Akin (Tobi Bakare) and Wale (Falz), who lost their parents growing up. While Wale was looking for a job as a detective, Akin became a criminal, which landed him in jail several times.
After serving a prison sentence, Akin is released and told that his twin brother has gotten a new job with the SWAT Crime Unit. From his reaction and his conversation with his aunt (Ronke Oshodi), it's easy to tell that the two brothers don't get along.
Ignoring luck and advice to turn over a new leaf, Akin joins a gang of armed robbers called the Ojuju Boys. Due to his intelligence and network, Akin helps step up their stealing game and falls in love with a member of the team, Goldie (Toni Tones).
Meanwhile, an incident leads Wale to investigate the identities of the Ojuju boys.
Things were going well for both brothers until Akin showed up uninvited at Wale's wedding party, flaunting his new found wealth. This makes Wale suspicious that Akin is part of the notorious robbery squad.
Fast forward to the group...
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