By Tordue Salem
ABUJA—A Chieftain of the Action Congress, AC, in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill, in collaboration with other Nollywood top shots, has produced a N130 million movie, soon to hit the market .The movie titled Kajola (Commomwealth) and primiered at the Silverbird Galleria, weekend in Abuja, is rated as the most expensive movie ever produced in Nigeria and by a Nigerian.

The movie jointly produced by Prince Tonye Princewill and Nollywood producer Adonijah Owiriwa, is directed by Mr. Niyi Akinmolayan,  the founder and Creative Director of Anthill Multimedia; a post-production facility based in Lagos and Port-Harcourt.

Mr. Princewill, one of the producers of the movie futuristically set in 2059, paints a gloomy backlash against the continuing trend of the neglect of the plight of the ordinary Nigerian by governments at all levels.

“The whooping production cost of  N130m also stands it out as the most expensive movie ever produced in the country.

Equally of interest is the plot of the movie set in Nigeria 2059, which is expected to appeal to all Nigerians in the sense that it explores the implications of the continuous neglect of the poor and the widening gulf between the rich and poor and the ensuing catastrophic outcomes stemming from such neglect”, he said.

The politician cum executive producer of the movie, said, “Kajola the title of the movie is the Yoruba word for commonwealth. In the year 2059, Nigeria becomes a totalitarian state”.

Giving in a brief review of the movie to journalists, he said “After a second civil war, the rich relocate to the Island areas of Lagos state and turn it into an ultra modern city. The war torn mainland of Lagos state is disconnected and abandoned.

A rebel leader, Allen learns of a plot code-named kajola to build cities on the mainland and eliminate the remaining survivors.

He leads a rebellion against the government. And must be stopped by Yetunde, the police chief. Though mortal enemies, both discover that everything they thought they knew were nothing but lies. It’s a story of love and lust and it heightens the fact that if we don’t deal with the segregation and negligence issues facing the country today, then our future is quite predictable because TOMORROW IS TODAY”.