Your Excellency (film)

Your Excellency
Directed byFunke Akindele
StarringFunke Akindele
Akin Lewis
Shaffy Bello
Deyemi Okanlawon
Toni Tones
Alex Ekubo
Music byTolu Obanro.[1]
Production
company
EbonyLife Films
Distributed byFilmOne Distribution
Release date
  • 13 December 2019 (2019-12-13)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦186.3 million

Your Excellency is a 2019 Nigerian political satire drama comedy film written and directed by Funke Akindele on her directorial debut.[2] The film stars Akin Lewis and Funke Akindele in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release across 50 theatres on 13 December 2019 and opened to positive reviews from critics.[3][4] The film became a box office success and became the fourth highest grossing Nigerian film for the year 2019.[5][6]

Cast

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Plot

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A bumbling billionaire businessman and failed Presidential candidate Chief Olalekan Ajadi (Akin Lewis) is very much obsessed with US President Donald Trump. Just when his political campaign seems to be on the verge of another floppy disaster, Ajadi is anointed by a majority party and becomes a tough credible contender with the assistance of the powerful social media.

Box office

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The film grossed ₦17.5 million in its first two days and became the fourth highest grossing Nollywood film for the year 2019 with ₦105.5 million.[5][2]

References

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  1. ^ Gambari, Luqman. "Tolu Obanro: Crafting Cinematic Soundscapes for Nigerian Blockbusters". Leadership. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'Your Excellency': Funke Akindele's directorial debut makes N17.5 million in 2 days". www.pulse.ng. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "YOUR EXCELLENCY (2019)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Review: Your Excellency Nollywood Movie | HDMoviePlug.com". Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Top 5 Nollywood movies that won at the box office in 2019". www.pulse.ng. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Top 20 films 3rd 5th January 2020 - Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria". www.ceanigeria.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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