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Kemi Adetiba returns with ;King of Boys’

After a successful debut with Wedding Party, which raised the bar in Nollywood in terms of income generated, filmmaker Kemi Adetiba...

After a successful debut with Wedding Party, which raised the bar in Nollywood in terms of income generated, filmmaker Kemi Adetiba is back with yet another classic production, King of Boys. The movie, which is expected to hit big screen soon, is a clear demonstration of Adetiba’s incredible guts and ability to take huge risks.

While it is not strange to see a Nollywood movie with the themes touched in King of Boys, it is not usual that it comes at this time in Nollywood’s present history.

Like her feature film debut, The Wedding Party, most films with the big box office numbers in Nollywood in the past few years have been romcoms, romantic drama, with very little or none, going the King of Boys route.

Actually, it is safe to say this is the first film with the themes King of Boys dares to touch on the Nollywood big screen this year. And, if nothing, that in itself is an extremely bold move.

Dabbling its hands in scenes filled with intense dialogue, thought-provoking decisions by the main characters, and a portrayal of the lead protagonist in a way we are yet to see in Nigerian cinema, King of Boys follows the story of Eniola Salami (Sola Sobowale), a timid little girl, molested until she runs away from her parents’ toxic marriage, into the welcoming hands of a questionably enthused brothel owner.

Eniola does not find life easy as expected, in fact, as audiences would predict, she finds her ‘job’ as a local prostitute hard and difficult to do. As a baby prostitute, she is forced into alive of strive, she, however, uses her are street smarts to become a fearsome ruler of the Lagos underworld.

Yet, she is soon to find out that the more you seem prepared for what life throws at you, the more it’s likely to serve you a dish of unpredictable twists and turns, garnished with intense blows. Some that may even have you tested to your very core.

The movie also marks the acting debut of veteran hip-hop artiste Reminisce, who puts in a performance that will shock many. He, alongside ill Bliss, show their impressive acting prowess and brilliantly complement the other A-list cast.

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