''The Banker'' is a 2015 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 ...

, produced and directed by

Emem Isong Emem Isong is a Nigerian screenwriter, film producer, and film director. She has become known primarily for films in the English language, and is a dominant figure in the Nollywood industry. Her second directed feature, ''Code of Silence'', ...

and

Ikechukwu Onyeka Ikechukwu Onyeka is a Nigerian film director. Early life and education Onyeka is from Umuoji, Idemili North local government in Anambra State. In 2012, he enrolled at Colorado Film School to study cinematography. He highlighted his quest to ...

respectively. The film starred

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and Seun Akindele. It premiered at Civic Center, Lagos on May 16, 2015. The story is centered on how female bankers use their sexuality to get optimal benefits from prospective customers. It also visits the circumstances and the emotional pain they go through in fulfilling corporate targets, while addressing the stereotypical understanding from in-laws, and women whose husbands deal with female bankers in Nigeria.

Plot

Chinwe (

) is a female banker who is pressured professionally to use any means possible to ensure wealthy male clients open monetary accounts, irrespective of their demands. Her future father-in-law is of the opinion that all female bankers are promiscuous and wouldn't approve her marriage to his son, this leads him to sending several of his wealthy friends as potential client to try to lure her to have a sexual relationship with them, to see if she will stand her ground.

Cast

as Chinwe *Ifeanyi Kalu as Kunle jnr *

as Vivian *

Seun Akindele Seun Akindele is a Nigerian actor. Early life and education Akindele was born on October 7. Despite being a native of Ekiti State, Akindele grew up in Jos. He has a degree in history and international relations from Lagos State University. ...

as David *

as Daisy Aburi

Reception

Despite having a 2.5 score on Nollywood Reinvented, It was heavily criticized for lacking "originality" and being "very predictable". The film was also described as being unrealistic in some instance, however the site noted that the introduction of Seun Akindele in the latter part of the film brought some form of life to it. On talkafricanmovies, a review site that either "recommends" or "ejects" films; ''The Banker'' was "recommended", with the writer praising its "straight-to-the-point" approach. However, it felt the direction of the script was not completely in tune with reality. It also posited that the story should have been more diverse, while also praising the portrayal by Seun Akindele in the film.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Banker, The (2015 film) English-language Nigerian films 2010s English-language films Nigerian drama films