Main Cast

Dennis….Saint Obi

Maya……Anja Tomazin

Ben………Idris Gadour

Sunny……Carlton Reid

Directed by Ashaiku O.Christian

 

Dennis (Saint Obi) arrives in Slovenia for a Holiday, has a passport problem at the airport and gets detained in a Hotel to face deportation in the next 23 hours.

Along with Aliu, an Arab who is also to be deported, they hatch an escape plan and manage to get away from the watchful eyes of the authorities.

Eventually after escaping another brush with the authorities he finally hooks up with a long lost friend, Ben (Idris Gadour), who together with a Jamaican pal(Carlton Reid) introduce him into the world of drug trafficking. He initially refuses and tries to get a job but to no avail. Dennis (Saint Obi) arrives in Slovenia for a Holiday, has a passport problem at the airport and gets detained in a Hotel to face deportation in the next 23 hours.

Along with Aliu, an Arab who is also to be deported, they hatch an escape plan and manage to get away from the watchful eyes of the authorities.

Eventually after escaping another brush with the authorities he finally hooks up with a long lost friend, Ben (Idris Gadour), who together with a Jamaican pal(Carlton Reid) introduce him into the world of drug trafficking. He initially refuses and tries to get a job but to no avail.

After being assaulted and robbed by a white gang of thugs he resorts to finding a means of survival. In the process of all these, he meets a Slovenian lady whom he falls in love with. His lifestyle changes and he begins to live fine in good money but little did he know he had sown nasty seeds that would harvest destruction for him.

The movie is based on a true life story and I actually found it hard to say that if it was fully a Nigerian production because a lot of the production crew were basically Slovenians. All the same, the movie was impressive and the casting was accurate and well selected except for some of the Slovenian extras who didn’t live up to expectation.

Saint Obi, Anja Tomazin and Carlton Reid lived up to their roles impressively.

Cinematography was not unique but neatly done though there was a little problem with sound in some areas.

The movie was well scripted as we experience a brutal beginning which heightens a strong feel of suspense. And the title montage was powerful in its simplicity and the way it transited from the introductory scene was a good dramatic start to the movie.

Camera effects, stills, slow motions and transitions were commendable.

Music choices were not bad except for a particular familiar incidental music that I’ve heard in many Nigerian movies (which is probably what made me believe it had a lot of Naija influence in post production)

Not a bad Job at all.

Lesson from the movie: Crime doesn’t pay.

 

Rating ***----- Watchable

*****----- Can we watch it again?

****------ Grab some popcorn!

***------- Watchable

**-------- I’m feeling sleepy.

*--------- A waste of your money!