''John and John'' is a
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian movie that features two friends who were both called John. One John duped a man by selling him fake gold. The two friends were running away with the money, but their car went faulty they lodged in a guest house. As they were taking the money from their bag, it fell on the ground and created anxiety among the guests and workers in the hotel whereby everybody wanted to steal the money
Of interest, the film is a wholesale, unauthorized remake of a South African film called ''
Skeem
''Skeem'' is a 2011 South African movie that was written and directed by Tim Greene. It premiered on 16 October 2011 at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, where it won the Audience's Choice Award, and opened to local theaters in South Africa later that ...
'' which was written and directed by
Tim Greene in 2011.
In 2017, Ghanain journalists reached out to Greene to check Asamoah's claim that he had received permission to adapt the movie, which he had not. Asamoah agreed to purchase the remake rights, but never followed through. No legal action was taken, as the cost of pursuing an intellectual property case against Asamoah would not be cost effective.
Cast
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Kwadwo Nkansah
Kwadwo Nkansah (born 15 April 1987), professionally known as Lil Win, is a Ghanaian artist, musician, actor, and comedian. He is the founder and director of Great Minds International School in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Early life ...
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*''Richard Asante (Kalybos)''
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Pete Edochie
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Nana Ama Mcbrown
Felicity Ama Agyemang (born 15 August 1973), popularly known as Nana Ama McBrown, is a Ghanaian actress, TV presenter and a music writer. She rose to prominence for her role in television series ''Tentacles''. Later, she found mainstream success ...
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Joselyn Dumas
Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Early l ...
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*''KSM''
*''Patricia Opoku-Agyemang (Ahuofe Patri)''
*''Bishop
Bernard Nyarko
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*''Selly Galley''
*''Salma Mumin''
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John Dumelo
John Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, farmer and politician. On 1 April 2014 he emerged as the first Ghanaian to hit a million likes on Facebook. His parents are Mr. John Dumelo who was a Civil Engineer and Mrs. Antoinette Dumel ...
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Abeiku Santana
Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana (born 16 February 1977) also known as Abeiku Santana is a Ghanaian media personality and entrepreneur. He is also the CEO of Kaya Tours Ghana Limited a Ghanaian travel company.
Early life and education
Santana was b ...
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*''Gracey Nortey''
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Grace Omaboe
Grace Omaboe (born 10 June 1946), popularly known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress, singer, television personality, author and a former politician. She run the former Peace and Love Orphanage which is now Graceful Grace school in Accra. She ...
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Moesha Buduong
Moesha Buduong is a Ghanaian TV presenter, actress and model who is also known for granting a controversial interview to CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour on issues of sex, love and gender.
Controversy
In April 2018, Buduong came under criticism ...
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*''Fella Makafui''
*''Roselyn Ngissah''
*''James Gardiner''
*''Umar Krupp''
References
Ghanaian drama films
2010s English-language films
English-language Ghanaian films
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