What Lies Within

{{Infobox film

| name = What Lies Within

| image = What Lies Within.jpg

| caption = Theatrical Release Poster

| director = Vanessa Nzediegwu

| producer = Paul Utomi
Tope Tedela
Vanessa Nzediegwu

| screenplay = Paul Utomi

| starring = Michelle Dede
Paul Utomi
Kiki Omeili
Ebele Okaro
Okey Uzoeshi
Vanessa Nzediegwu
Ken Erics
Odenike
Tope Tedela

| music = Ava Momoh

| cinematography = Tunji Akinsehinwa

| editing = Vanessa Nzediegwu

| studio = A Cool Story Picture
Sozo Productions
Veeblu Productions

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2017|9|8|df=y}}

| runtime = 103 Minutes

| country = Nigeria

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

What Lies Within is a 2017 Nigerian drama thriller film directed by Vanessa Nzediegwu and starring an ensemble cast of Michelle Dede, Paul Utomi, Ebele Okaro, Kiki Omeili, Okey Uzoeshi, Vanessa Nzediegwu, Ken Erics, Odenike and Tope Tedela. The film was written by Paul Utomi.{{cite web|url=https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/nollywood-stars-dazzle-in-what-lies-within/|title=Nollywood stars dazzle in What Lies Within|website=guardian.ng|date=12 August 2017|accessdate=3 September 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.ng/entertainment/tope-tedela-produces-first-movie/|title=Tope Tedela produces first movie — Daily Times Nigeria|date=31 May 2016|website=dailytimes.ng|accessdate=3 September 2017}} What Lies Within was shot on location in Lagos, Nigeria.

Premise

What Lies Within chronicles 24 hours in the life of a happily married woman and her pregnant sister-in-law who are unwittingly thrust into the center of an incident that could have far reaching consequences on their lives and those of their loved ones.{{cite web | url=https://tns.ng/tope-tedela-teams-vanessa-nzediegwu-paul-utomi-production-debut/ | title=TNS.ng }}

Cast

Michelle Dede as Fiona
Paul Utomi as Barry
Ebele Okaro as Mama
Kiki Omeili as Miss Dimeji
Okey Uzoeshi as Derrick
Vanessa Nzediegwu as Ireti
Ken Erics as Brian
Odenike as Esther
Tope Tedela as Gboyega
Yaw as Yaw

Production

Principal photography began in August 2015. The first poster for the film was released on May 25, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://pulse.ng/movies/tope-tedela-actor-produces-1st-movie-what-lies-within-id5074520.html|title=Tope Tedela: Actor produces 1st movie "What Lies Within"|first=Chidumga|last=Izuzu|website=pulse.ng|date=25 May 2016|accessdate=3 September 2017}}

A teaser trailer for the film was released in July 2017{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXfwhWtmL0|title=What Lies Within (Official Teaser Trailer)|last=What Lies Within Movie|date=11 July 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 September 2017|via=YouTube}} while an extended trailer was released in August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBrr4WZ7nyU|title=What Lies Within (Official Trailer 2017)|last=What Lies Within Movie|date=9 August 2017|publisher=|accessdate=3 September 2017|via=YouTube}}

Awards and nominations

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rowspan="8" |2017

| rowspan="8" |Best of Nollywood Awards

|Best Actor in a Lead role –English

|Paul Utomi

|{{nom}}

| rowspan="8" |{{Cite web|date=2017-11-23|title=BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award|url=https://dailytrust.com/bon-awards-2017-kannywood-s-ali-nuhu-receives-special-recognition-award|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Daily Trust|language=en}}

Best Actress in a Lead role –English

|Michelle Dede

|{{won}}

Movie with the Best Screenplay

| rowspan="5" |What Lies Within

|{{nom}}

Movie with the Best Special Effect

|{{nom}}

Movie with the Best Editing

|{{won}}

Movie with the Best Cinematography

|{{nom}}