''Kamara's Tree'' is a 2013 Nigerian
comedy drama film
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau
In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together. , directed by
Desmond Elliot
Desmond Oluwashola Elliot (born 4 February 1974) is a Nigerian actor, director and politician. He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Elections. Elliot c ...
, starring
Desmond Elliot
Desmond Oluwashola Elliot (born 4 February 1974) is a Nigerian actor, director and politician. He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Elections. Elliot c ...
,
Lydia Forson,
Ivie Okujaye
Ivie Okujaye Egboh (born 16 May 1987) is a Nigerian actress, film producer, scriptwriter, dancer, singer and activist. In 2009, she participated in and won the '' Amstel Malta Box Office'' (AMBO) reality TV show. She is sometimes called ''litt ...
, Tessy Abubakar, Bobby Obodo, Ginnefine Kanu, Morris K Sesay and Dabota Lawson.
Set and filmed in
Freetown
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, Sierra Leone,
the movie tells the story of a family gathering for the wedding of one of their members, whom the rest of the family has not seen for many years; each of the members must navigate the diverse behaviours of the others as a result.
Cast
*
Desmond Elliot
Desmond Oluwashola Elliot (born 4 February 1974) is a Nigerian actor, director and politician. He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Elections. Elliot c ...
as Tejan Kamara
*Tessy Abubakar Eradiri as Tenneth Kamara
*Bobby Obodo as Nouhou Kamara
*Ginnefine Kanu as Selina Kamara
*Morris K Sesay as Abdul Kamara
*
Lydia Forson as Lucy
*
Ivie Okujaye
Ivie Okujaye Egboh (born 16 May 1987) is a Nigerian actress, film producer, scriptwriter, dancer, singer and activist. In 2009, she participated in and won the '' Amstel Malta Box Office'' (AMBO) reality TV show. She is sometimes called ''litt ...
as Vero Kamara
*Aisha Kamara as Claudette
*Joyce Mhango Chavula
*Dabota Lawson
*Julius Spencer
Release
A trailer for ''Kamara's Tree'' was released on December 17, 2012. The film premiered on
VOD and television in February 2014, through
IROKOtv
irokotv is a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa's first mainstream online movie streaming websites, providing access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. irokotv is a part of iROKO Limited, which ...
and
Africa Magic
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respectively.
See also
*
List of Nigerian films of 2013
This is a list of Nigerian films released in 2013. Films
See also
*List of Nigerian films
References
External links2013 films
at the Internet Movie Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nigerian Films Of 2013
Lists of Nigerian films by year, 201 ...
References
External links
*{{YouTube, vhVor3vKAI4, ''Kamara's Tree'' trailer
2013 direct-to-video films
2013 films
English-language Nigerian films
Nigerian comedy-drama films
2013 comedy-drama films
Films set in Sierra Leone
2010s English-language films
English-language comedy-drama films