The actress, who was
rumoured to be Genevieve Nnaji’s bitterest rival in Nollywood, wasn’t scheduled
to attend the premiere, unlike Hollywood’s Kimberly Elise, who failed to show
up.
According to a source, the
award winning actress initially told ‘Ties
That Bind’ director, Leila Djansi that she would not be able to make it to
Ghana for the premiere. But she surprisingly showed up.
“It was a surprise seeing
her at the premiere that day,” the source added.
Omotola had a large number
of people queuing for photo opportunity with her while media personnel also
struggled to get an interview.
The frustration of stardom
was obvious on her face while she consistently wiped beads of sweat on her
forehead. But no matter what the fans were making her feel, she kept her cool
with smiles.
Finally when the pressure
became too much, she pleaded for space and quickly dashed back into the
auditorium for the second screening of the film.
Omotola obviously stole
the shine of the evening.
The premiere was no doubt
the biggest movie event of the year. It
had a lot of international soccer stars as well as movie stakeholders passing
through.
Ties That Bind
tells the story of Adobea, Buki and Theresa played by Omotola Jalade, Ama K and
Kimberly Elise, who are three women from three different backgrounds bound
together by a similar pain; the loss of a child.
In a destined meeting in a
small village in Kroboland, the women journey together to redemption, love,
life and forgiveness as they renovate a dilapidated clinic for the villagers.
There are some fascinating
scenes in the movie with Omotola, who played Adobea, trying to speak Twi and
Ga.
The film picked nine (9)
awards at the last Ghana movie awards after 21 nominations. Omotola won Best
Actress, Africa Collaboration category.
The film is expected to
make more waves on the continental level and the world over.
Already it has premiered
in Nigeria and Toronto among other countries.
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