It’s 1897. The Benin Empire is thriving. In response to an attack on a British expedition, against Oba Ovonramwen’s wishes, The British attack the empire, and the entire empire is under British control.
Iyase, the King’s General, seeks the Aruosa stone, to fight against the British. The stone was a gift from Osanubua which has been protected by a chosen group of priests. Iyase Believes that with the stone, he would free the empire from the attack of the British and then rule the empire instead of Oba Ovonramwen.
The group of priests know that this is a bad idea. They hide the power of the stone using a forbidden form of magic, in a young baby called Osamede. Benin is taken over by the British and Iyase is Imprisoned.
21 years later, The British control over the empire is in full swing. They have taken over the mines and have put the citizens to work. Osamede is grown, stubborn, and impulsive but she has a low tolerance for injustice. Osamede works at the mines and is not happy with the way the citizens are being treated.
Her defiance to the status quo puts a target on her back and one day, after her work in the mines, she is targeted and attacked by a superior soldier from the mines. In trying to defend herself, her hidden powers are unleashed and the soldier is decimated.
It’s 1897. The Benin Empire is thriving. In response to an attack on a British expedition, against Oba Ovonramwen’s wishes, The British attack the empire, and the entire empire is under British control.
Iyase, the King’s General, seeks the Aruosa stone, to fight against the British. The stone was a gift from Osanubua which has been protected by a chosen group of priests. Iyase Believes that with the stone, he would free the empire from the attack of the British and then rule the empire instead of Oba Ovonramwen.
The group of priests know that this is a bad idea. They hide the power of the stone using a forbidden form of magic, in a young baby called Osamede. Benin is taken over by the British and Iyase is Imprisoned.
21 years later, The British control over the empire is in full swing. They have taken over the mines and have put the citizens to work. Osamede is grown, stubborn, and impulsive but she has a low tolerance for injustice. Osamede works at the mines and is not happy with the way the citizens are being treated.
Her defiance to the status quo puts a target on her back and one day, after her work in the mines, she is targeted and attacked by a superior soldier from the mines. In trying to defend herself, her hidden powers are unleashed and the soldier is decimated.
Set in early 20th-century colonial Lagos, the film chronicles the defiance of Oba Esugbayi Eleko against British colonial authorities. The narrative follows his struggle to protect the cultural dignity and freedom of his people against unjust policies, such as the imposition of water rates.
What would you do if everything you built- your love, your plans, your future disappeared overnight? Would you fight for it? Or would you learn to want something different? Some questions only the dark can answer.
A badly behaved Nigerian-American visits her estranged grandma with the hopes of accessing her father's inheritance, only to meet her waterloo when she wakes up one morning with a new personality much to the surprise of her family. Things take a new turn when they discover she may have swapped personalities with a local village girl who is desperate to be friends with her.
The Other Side of the Bridge follows a former teenage boxing champion who enters a high-stakes competition to save his trainer’s gym. He faces off against a cash-strapped fighter from a troubled background, sparking a rivalry that forces them to confront their pasts and fight for their futures.
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