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Award-winning
movie ‘Somewhere In Africa’ is selling like hot cake on the local Ghana movie
market, sources in the movie business have said.
‘Somewhere
In Africa’ is the movie that earned Ghanaian actor Majid Michel the 2012 Africa
Movie Academy Award Best Actor.
The
movie’s sales have shot up, weeks after it was released onto the movie market.
There
are no specific figures to prove the claim but sources told NEWS-ONE that the
movie was in high demand.
The
increase in sales has been attributed to Majid’s award.
The
movie topped Ghanaian movies that made it to Nollywood & African Film
Critics’ Awards (NAFCA) with 12 nominations last year.
It
tells a gripping story of Yusuf Mumbasa (Majid Michel) who, after escaping an
assassination attempt by the King of Kimbala, managed to capture power via a
coup d’état and ordered for the killing of all previous government appointees.
The
minority including students went on the streets to demonstrate, but Yusuf would
have none of that.
The
movie, which recaptures the heinous stories of how leaders of some African
countries maltreat their citizenries, is a total deviation from the normal
love-dominated movies that have flooded the Ghanaian and African movie markets.
The
crème de la crème of Ghana’s movie industry in the movie included Majid Michel who
played a dual role of a journalist and military leader.
The
rest included David Dontoh, Kofi Adjorlolo, Amornabea Dodoo, Eddie Nartey,
Roslyn Ngissah, Martha Ankomah, Eddie Watson, Helen Asante, Gloria Sarfo and
Eve Asare.
Director
Frank Raja Arase described the movie as one of his best and said it was a
significant movie for Africans.
“The
message and scenes from the movie were to bring people’s (Africans’) mind to
the realization that this is not just a movie but something that is really
happening. It is an awakening call. The movie is not just to entertain but
mirror you and see what is happening. Let it reflect on you as Africans.”
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