''Dangerous Twins'' is a 2004 Nigerian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written, produced and directed by

Tade Ogidan Akintade Ogidan, aka Tade Ogidan (born July, 1960), is a Nigerian film and television screenwriter, producer and director. Early life Born in Lagos, Nigeria, to middle class parents Akinola and Rachael Ogidan, he grew up in Surulere, a suburb ...

. The film, which stars Bimbo Akintola,

Ramsey Nouah Ramsey Nouah (born Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr.; 19 December 1970) is a Nigerian actor and director. He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010 for his performance in the movie ''The Figurine''. He made his director ...

and

Stella Damasus-Aboderin Stella Damasus (born April 24, 1978) is a Nigerian actress and singer. She was nominated for ''Best Actress in a Leading Role'' at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009. She won the Award for Best Actress at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in ...

is a 135 minutes, three-part film that won the 1st Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Special Effects. Ramsey Nouah played a dual role, as Taiye and Kenny in the film.

Plot summary

The film narrates the story of identical twins, Taiye and Kehinde (Ramsey Nouah). Kehinde is based in

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with his wife, (Stella Damasus) and his three children, while Taiye is based in

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. The agony of a marriage without children, after several years frustrates Taiye, who convinces Kehinde to trade places with him in order to impregnate his wife. However, more problems result. Kehinde betrays his twin brother's trust and violence follows.

Production

The film was produced in Nigeria by OGD Pictures Production but shot in a foreign context in multiple locations, including

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, the

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and

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Cast

* Bimbo Akintola * Sola Asedeko * Nobert Young *

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* Anna Fiertag

References

Nigerian drama films 2004 films 2004 drama films Films shot in London Films shot in Lagos Films about twin brothers 2000s English-language films English-language Nigerian films {{2000s-horror-film-stub