''The Mirror Boy'' is a 2011 Nigerian fantasy adventure drama film written and directed by
Obi Emelonye, produced by Patrick Campbell and starring
Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji (; born on 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a ...
,
Osita Iheme and Edward Kagutuzi. The film which was shot in
England
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and
the Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
, received 3 nominations at the 2011
Africa Movie Academy Awards
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.
Plot
The film tells the uplifting story of a young teenage African British boy who is taken back to the land of his mother's birth, but then gets mysteriously lost in a foreboding forest and embarks on a magical journey that teaches him about himself and the mystery of the father he has never seen.
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Cast
*Trew Sider - Rodney Marsh
*Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji (; born on 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a ...
- Teema
* Osita Iheme - Mirror Boy
*Edward Kagutuzi - Tijan
*Fatima Jabbe
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- Queen
*Emma Fletcher - Miss Nugent
*Peter Halpin - PC Andrews
See also
* List of Nigerian films of 2011
This is a list of Nigerian films released in 2011.
Films
See also
* List of Nigerian films
References
External links2011 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nigerian Films Of 2011
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References
External links
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2011 films
Films directed by Obi Emelonye
English-language Nigerian films
2010s fantasy adventure films
Nigerian fantasy adventure films
Films set in the Gambia
Films shot in the Gambia
Nigerian drama films
2011 drama films
2010s English-language films