Up North (film)
{{short description|2018 Nigerian film}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Up North
| image = Up North Poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = Tope Oshin
| producer = Isioma Osaje
Zulumoke Oyibo
| writer =
| screenplay = Bunmi Ajakaiye
Chinaza Onuzo
| story = Editi Effiong
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
| narrator =
| music = Ré Olunuga
Gray Jones Ossai
| cinematography = Pindem Lot
Kagho Bichop Idhebor
| editing = Banjo Onyekachi Ayodele
| studio = Anakle Films
Inkblot Productions
| distributor = FilmOne Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|2018|12|28|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = Nigeria
| language = English
Hausa
Pidgin English
| budget =
}}
Up North is a 2018 Nigerian drama film produced by Anakle Films and Inkblot Productions,{{Cite news|url=https://guardian-ng.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/guardian.ng/life/film/up-north-featuring-adesua-and-banky-w/amp?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHCAFYAYABAQ==#aoh=15428763220309&_ct=1542876392736&referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s&share=https://guardian.ng/life/film/up-north-featuring-adesua-and-banky-w/|title=Up North Featuring Adesua And Banky W|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-US}} and directed by Tope Oshin.{{Cite web|url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/up-north-tope-oshins-thrilling-joy-ride/|title=Up North: Tope Oshin's thrilling joy ride|date=2019-01-19|website=TheCable Lifestyle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-19}} The screenplay was written by Naz Onuzo and Bunmi Ajakaiye, based on a story from Editi Effiong.{{Cite web|url=https://amp-pulse-ng.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/tboss-kanayo-o-kanayo-rahama-sadau-banky-w-in-up-north-id8435414.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHCAFYAYABAQ==#aoh=15425174959850&_ct=1542520549071&csi=1&referrer=https://www.google.com&_tf=From%20%251$s&share=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/tboss-kanayo-o-kanayo-rahama-sadau-banky-w-in-up-north-id8435414.html|title=TBoss, Kanayo O Kanayo, Rahama Sadau Banky W in Up North|website=amp-pulse-ng.cdn.ampproject.org|language=en-UK|access-date=2018-11-18}} It was mainly shot in Bauchi, with a one-week shoot in Lagos.{{Cite web|url=https://m.guardian.ng/art/making-nigerias-biggest-scale-film-producer-zulumoke-oyibo-reflects-on-up-north/|title=Making Nigeria's biggest scale film: Producer Zulumoke Oyibo reflects on Up North|date=2018-12-27|website=The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-27}}
Cast
- Banky Wellington as Bassey Otuekong
- Rahama Sadau as Mariam
- Kanayo O. Kanayo as Chief Otuekong
- Adesuwa Etomi-Wellington as Zainab
- Michelle Dede as Idara Otuekong
- Hilda Dokubo as Mrs Otuekong
- Ibrahim Suleiman as Sadiq
- Rekiya Attah as Principal Hassan
- Akin Lewis as Otunba
- Ruth Waziri as Halima 1
See also
References
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