''Green White Green'' is a coming of age film revolving around three teenagers, who seem on an interminably long wait for university.

Plot

Three teenagers seem to be on an interminably long wait for university. In the hiatus, they carry on with various shenanigans. Uzzie tries his hand on becoming an artist, his friend Segun keeps a bag packed for an always impending trip to New York and the other one tries to make his father believe in and respect him. Their 'lounging and chilling' sessions help the audience understand what drives the average young Nigerian; the audience sees the American and hip hop influence, the Boko Haram issue, the hankering after 'going abroad' and the lack of direction that sometimes leads young people down the wrong path. A group of Ajegunle boys are described as 'Future Thugs' and one of them actually looks in the camera and says – 'Make you look me o, I no well o' which sort of sums up the mental state of many young Nigerians driven half-mad by disillusion and the mess their parents have made of the country. Green White Green is produced and directed by

Abba Makama Abba T. Makama is a Nigerian writer, director, visual artist and producer. He is known for directing ''Green White Green'' and '' The Lost Okoroshi''. He is the founder and the creative director of Osiris Film and Entertainment. His films f ...

. It stars Ifeanyi Dike, Samuel Robinson and Jammal Ibrahim.

Cast

* Ifeanyi Dike as Uzoma * Jammal Ibrahim as Baba *

Samuel Robinson Samuel Robinson may refer to: * Samuel Robinson (1666–1729), member of Parliament for Cricklade, England * Samuel Robinson (politician) (1738–1813), Vermont political and military leader * Samuel Robinson (industrialist) (1794–1884), English i ...

as Segun *Crystabel Goddy as Maggie

Release

''Green White Green'' was released in Nigeria on 30 September 2016 at the

Lights Camera Africa Film Festival Lights, Camera, Africa! is a film festival which has been held annually in Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 wit ...

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

, following a screening at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

Reception

''Green White Green'' has received good critical reviews and has been described as "scrappy and clever" by Now Toronto, "Meta-Nollywood" by Screen Daily, "a kaleidoscopic exploration of Nigeria's history" by New Telegraph, "daring, wild and seemingly fun" by Indie Wire, "Bold and Brash" by Variety and "A Jagajaga film" by Sabi News.

References

External links

* {{Oronto Douglas Award for Best Nigerian Film at the Africa International Film Festival, state=expanded 2016 films English-language Nigerian films Films set in Nigeria Films shot in Nigeria 2010s English-language films Nigerian coming-of-age films