| Saworoide | |
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| Directed by | Tunde Kelani |
| Written by | Akinwunmi Isola |
| Produced by | Tunde Kelani Yemi Shodimu |
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| Cinematography | Tunde Kelani |
| Edited by | Kehinde Aje Musediq Alayaki Noah Akinmade |
| Music by | Orlando Julius |
Production companies | Mainframe Films and Television Productions |
| Distributed by | Mainframe Films |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | Yoruba |
Saworoide is a 1999 Nigerian political drama film, produced and directed by Tunde Kelani. It stars Kola Oyewo, Bukky Wright, Lere Paimo, Larinde Akinleye, Peter Fatomilola, Kunle Bamtefa, Adebayo Faleti, Kayode Olaiya and Doyin Hassan.[1]
Saworoide depicts the setting of an old Yoruba norm in the town of Jogbo where a person can not be crowned king without a ritual which involves the playing of saworoide (English: brass bell talking drum).[2] It was listed as one of the 10 best-selling Yoruba movies.[3]
- ^ "Saworoide (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Eniola, Babatunde (3 January 2014). "THE MYSTERY 'SAWOROIDE'". Rough Africa. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Ogundipe, Ayodele (2004). Gender and Culture in Indigenous Films in Nigeria (PDF). pp. 93–94.