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Nigerian drama 'Orah' heads for Toronto International Film Festival 2023 | Pulse Nigeria

Faith Oloruntoyin

<h2>O.C. Ukeje will feature in Orah as it heads for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2023 Industry selects lineup.</h2>

<p><strong>Akoroko</strong>, an African cinema coverage company, announced the news, on August 22, 2023, revealing the movie as one of the 12 slated films to be screened for accredited buyers during the festival and worldwide acquisition.</p>

<p><a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/everything-you-need-to-know-about-genevieve-nnajis-latest-film/ndmr1ej">TIFF 2023</a> is the 48th edition of its kind and will take place in mid-September 2023, as it features many works of art from all over the world.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Toronto International Film Festival (<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TIFF23</a>) has unveiled its 2023 Industry Selects lineup. Screening for accredited buyers during the Festival, this curated selection of 12 films go beyond the Official Selection, and are all available for worldwide acquisition.<br><br>Akoroko… <a href="https://t.co/hzNO8oEvbZ">pic.twitter.com/hzNO8oEvbZ</a></p>&mdash; Akoroko — African Cinema Now! (@akorokoafrica) <a href="https://twitter.com/akorokoafrica/status/1693680872665600133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Oyin Oladejo</strong>, a Nigerian-Canadian act, plays the lead in <em>Orah </em>as it tells the story of an illegal immigrant in Toronto as a cabbie. Her teenage son gets murdered back in Nigeria, and she is now on a mission to bring down the international money launderers' responsible for his death.</p>

<p>The movie is produced and directed by <strong>Lonzo Nzekwe</strong>, a Canadian/Nigerian director, who also shared the news on his Twitter page thanking the cast and crew. He said,<em>" Congrats to our cast and crew in Canada and Nigeria. You all are amazing"</em>. Well known for his other movie <strong><em>Anchor Baby</em></strong>, Lonzo produced <em>Orah</em> alongside <strong>Floyd Kane</strong> and <strong>Amos Adetuyi</strong>.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Breaking News!!! Our film ‘Orah’ has been selected to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2023) in the Industry Selects program. Congrats to our cast and crew in Canada and Nigeria. You all are amazing. <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tiff_net</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF23?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TIFF23</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tiff2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tiff2023</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OrahMovie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OrahMovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Orah</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/oyinoladejo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#oyinoladejo</a> <a href="https://t.co/RLTZ0pxBRj">pic.twitter.com/RLTZ0pxBRj</a></p>&mdash; Lonzo Nzekwe (@DirectorLonzo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DirectorLonzo/status/1693715489422196838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>The cast includes <strong>Tina Mba</strong>,<strong> Lucy Ejim</strong>, <strong>Emeka Nwagbaraocha</strong>, <strong>Femi Lawson</strong>, <strong>Ruby Akubueze</strong>, <strong>Somkele Iyah-Idahlama</strong>, <strong>Oris Erhuero</strong>, <strong>Morgan Bedard</strong>, <strong>Christopher Seivright </strong>and <strong>Agape Mngomezulu.</strong></p>

<p><em>Orah, </em>which is described as a revenge drama, had its first principal photography in Sudbury Ontario, Canada and its second shoot in Lagos, Nigeria.</p>

<p>Lonzo has shared several pictures and videos of the cast and crew on set of the production of <em>Orah</em> and everyone is excited with the snippets shared so far.</p>

Official image for Orah as it heads to TIFF 2023 [Twitter/akorokoafrica]

Nigerian drama 'Orah' heads for Toronto International Film Festival 2023

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