Orah (film)

Orah
Directed byLonzo Nzekwe
Written byLonzo Nzekwe
Produced byAmos Adetuyi
Floyd Kane
Lonzo Nzekwe
StarringOyin Oladejo
Lucky Ejim
CinematographyRicardo Diaz
Edited byMarc Roussel
Music byFelipe Téllez
Production
company
Circle Blue Entertainment
Distributed byLevelfilm
Release date
  • September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23) (Cinéfest)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Orah is a Canadian crime thriller film, written and directed by Lonzo Nzekwe, and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Oyin Oladejo as Orah Madukaku, a Nigerian woman who moved to Canada as a refugee after intentionally killing a man in her youth. Getting involved in a money laundering scheme in the hopes of finally being able to bring her son to Canada, she runs afoul of ringleader Bami Hazar (Lucky Ejim), who orders the murder of her son, sparking Orah to go on a revenge spree to settle the score.[2]

The cast also includes Morgan Bedard, Agape Mngomezulu, Somkele Iyamah, Oris Erhuero, OC Ukeje, Christopher Seivright, Chris Farquhar, Emeka Nwagbaraocha, Femi Lawson, Jim Calarco, Tina Mba, Phil Popp, Ruby Akubueze, Angel Oduko, Eric Obinna, Novo Imonieroh, Moc Madu and Kelechi Udegbe. The film soundtracked two songs from Charles Onyeabor debut album, Like Father, Like Son, “They Can’t Pull Us Down” and “Ije Nwoke”.[3]

  1. ^ Angelica Babiera, "Circle Blue, Freddie Films, IronFlix team up on Orah". Playback, November 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Oyin Oladejo Nabs Lead in Refugee Revenge Drama ‘Orah’". The Hollywood Reporter, November 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "CHARLES ONYEABOR torna con il singolo 'Black or White' feat. Luna". Fai Informazione - Social News (in Italian). 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.