''Kasala'' is a 2018 Nigerian

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film directed by

Ema Edosio Emamode Edosio, popularly known as Ema, is a Nigerian filmmaker and film director. She obtained Bachelor of Science, a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer science from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State University. She studied digital f ...

. The film stars

Gabriel Afolayan Gabriel Afolayan, (born 1 March 1985) also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh, is a Nigerian actor and singer. Education He studied theatre arts at the University of Ibadan. Career He is part of the renowned Afolayan entertainment fa ...

, Judith Audu, Emeka Nwagbaraocha,

Jide Kosoko Jide Kosoko (born 12 January 1954) is a Nigerian actor, director and producer. He was born into a royal family, hence his traditional title of prince or "omoba" in the Yoruba language. Early life Prince Jide Kosoko was born in Lagos on the ...

and Sambasa Nzeribe. The film was released on October 12 2018 but was only accepted to the cinema by December 2018 and premiered on Netflix on January 31, 2020.

Plot

The theme of the film revolves around a boy Tunji (Emeka Nwagbaraocha) a quick talking young person, who along with his friends Chikodi, Effiong and Abraham got his Uncle's vehicle to move along the street on a Joyride. But things go bad when they crash the vehicle and have just 5 hours to raise the necessary assets to fix the vehicle before Tunji's Uncle returns from work.

Cast

* Emeka Nwagbaraocha as Tunji * Tomiwa Tegbe as Effiong * Chimezie Imo as Abraham * Kassim Abiodun as Tunji's Uncle * Jide Kosoko as Uncle's Boss *

as Laundryman * Mike Afolarin as Chikodi

References

External links

* * {{Authority control English-language Nigerian films