Kunle Afolayan

October 1 (2014)

Its September 1960, and with Nigeria on the verge of independence from British colonial rule, a northern Nigerian Police Detective, Dan Waziri, is urgently despatched by the Colonial Government to the trading post town of Akote in the Western Region of Nigeria to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Sadiq Daba  •  Kehinde Bankole  •  Demola Adedoyin  •  Kayode Aderupoko

Its September 1960, and with Nigeria on the verge of independence from British colonial rule, a northern Nigerian Police Detective, Dan Waziri, is urgently despatched by the Colonial Government to the trading post town of Akote in the Western Region of Nigeria to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Sadiq Daba  •  Kehinde Bankole  •  Demola Adedoyin  •  Kayode Aderupoko

Phone Swap (2012)

Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones . This leads to a destination mix up after they receive one another's text regarding a travel destination. Consequently, Akin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Wale Ojo  •  Nse Ikpe-Etim  •  Joke Silva  •  Chika Okpala

Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones . This leads to a destination mix up after they receive one another's text regarding a travel destination. Consequently, Akin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Wale Ojo  •  Nse Ikpe-Etim  •  Joke Silva  •  Chika Okpala

The Figurine: Araromire (2009)

Two buddies and a girl, down on their luck, have their lives changed when one of them discovers a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine which, according to legend, bestows seven years of good luck. But no one told them about the next seven years...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Ramsey Nouah  •  Omoni Oboli  •  Kunle Afolayan  •  Funlola Aofiyebi

Two buddies and a girl, down on their luck, have their lives changed when one of them discovers a mysterious figurine in an abandoned shrine which, according to legend, bestows seven years of good luck. But no one told them about the next seven years...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Ramsey Nouah  •  Omoni Oboli  •  Kunle Afolayan  •  Funlola Aofiyebi

Dazzling Mirage (2014)

An adaptation of Yinka Egbokhare's novel. The story of a young sickle-cell patient and the various social and emotional challenges she's faced with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tunde Kelani
CAST:  Lala Akindoju  •  Seun Akindele  •  Kunle Afolayan  •  Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

An adaptation of Yinka Egbokhare's novel. The story of a young sickle-cell patient and the various social and emotional challenges she's faced with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tunde Kelani
CAST:  Lala Akindoju  •  Seun Akindele  •  Kunle Afolayan  •  Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

The Bridge (2017)

A Yoruba prince and a young lady from a prominent Igbo family face tribal prejudice and parental pressure when they secretly wed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Ademola Adedoyin  •  Chedinma Ekile  •  Kunle Afolayan  •  Tina Mba

A Yoruba prince and a young lady from a prominent Igbo family face tribal prejudice and parental pressure when they secretly wed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Ademola Adedoyin  •  Chedinma Ekile  •  Kunle Afolayan  •  Tina Mba

Mokalik (Mechanic) (2019)

'Mokalik' follows the career of an 11-year-old boy, Ponmile, from the middle-class suburbs who spends the day as a lowly apprentice at a mechanic workshop in order to view life from the other side of the tracks - When his father arrives to take him home; Ponmile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Femi Adebayo  •  Halimat Adegbola  •  Ayo Adesanya  •  Faith Afolabi

'Mokalik' follows the career of an 11-year-old boy, Ponmile, from the middle-class suburbs who spends the day as a lowly apprentice at a mechanic workshop in order to view life from the other side of the tracks - When his father arrives to take him home; Ponmile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Femi Adebayo  •  Halimat Adegbola  •  Ayo Adesanya  •  Faith Afolabi

Saworoide (1999)

When a usurper, Lapita, seizes the throne of Jogbo the scene is set for a film about the power struggles and corruption of a mythical African state tied up to the rituals of kingship – principally the beating of the Saworoide (or brass bell) drum. A homespun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tunde Kelani
CAST:  Kola Oyewo  •  Bukky Wright  •  Kunle Bamtefa  •  Ayantunji Amoo

When a usurper, Lapita, seizes the throne of Jogbo the scene is set for a film about the power struggles and corruption of a mythical African state tied up to the rituals of kingship – principally the beating of the Saworoide (or brass bell) drum. A homespun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tunde Kelani
CAST:  Kola Oyewo  •  Bukky Wright  •  Kunle Bamtefa  •  Ayantunji Amoo

The CEO (2016)

Five top level staff of a company are selected for a retreat where the new CEO of a global company will be chosen. What starts off as cordial soon goes sour as they attempt to outdo one another to be named The CEO.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Angélique Kidjo  •  Nico Panagio  •  Jimmy Jean-Louis  •  Wale Ojo

Five top level staff of a company are selected for a retreat where the new CEO of a global company will be chosen. What starts off as cordial soon goes sour as they attempt to outdo one another to be named The CEO.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Angélique Kidjo  •  Nico Panagio  •  Jimmy Jean-Louis  •  Wale Ojo

Diamonds in the Sky (2018)

Three families navigate uncertainty and struggle when cancer affects their lives and presents emotional challenges that test their bonds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Joke Silva  •  Omowunmi Dada  •  Bimbo Akintola  •  Femi Adebayo

Three families navigate uncertainty and struggle when cancer affects their lives and presents emotional challenges that test their bonds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Joke Silva  •  Omowunmi Dada  •  Bimbo Akintola  •  Femi Adebayo

Citation (2020)

A bright student in Nigeria takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her. Based on real events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Jimmy Jean-Louis  •  Temi Otedola  •  Adjetey Anang  •  Ini Edo

A bright student in Nigeria takes on the academic establishment when she reports a popular professor who tried to rape her. Based on real events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Jimmy Jean-Louis  •  Temi Otedola  •  Adjetey Anang  •  Ini Edo

Swallow (2021)

Set in the 1980s, Tolani Ajao is a bank secretary in Lagos, who finds herself persuaded by her friend Rose Adamson to enter the world of drug trafficking.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha  •  Deyemi Okanlawon  •  Eniola 'Niyola' Akinbo  •  Ijeoma Grace Agu

Set in the 1980s, Tolani Ajao is a bank secretary in Lagos, who finds herself persuaded by her friend Rose Adamson to enter the world of drug trafficking.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha  •  Deyemi Okanlawon  •  Eniola 'Niyola' Akinbo  •  Ijeoma Grace Agu

Irapada

2006 Nigerian supernatural thriller film, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
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2006 Nigerian supernatural thriller film, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan.  (more)

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A Naija Christmas (2021)

Three sons try to make their mother’s dreams come true by bringing home wives for Christmas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Rachael Oniga  •  Kunle Remi  •  Segilola Ogidan  •  Efa Iwara

Three sons try to make their mother’s dreams come true by bringing home wives for Christmas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Rachael Oniga  •  Kunle Remi  •  Segilola Ogidan  •  Efa Iwara

Tenant of the House

A driven politician looks to settle a long-standing crisis amid corruption, romance and personal agendas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Abiola Ogunowo  •  Chris Ilwueha  •  Dele Odule  •  Funky Mallam

A driven politician looks to settle a long-standing crisis amid corruption, romance and personal agendas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Abiola Ogunowo  •  Chris Ilwueha  •  Dele Odule  •  Funky Mallam

Aníkúlápó (2022)

It tells the story of Saro, a man seeking for greener pasture, but unfolding events and his affair with the king's wife, he encounters his untimely death and with Akala, a mystical bird believed to give and take life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Kunle Remi  •  Bimbo Ademoye  •  Hakeem Kae-Kazim  •  Sola Sobowale

It tells the story of Saro, a man seeking for greener pasture, but unfolding events and his affair with the king's wife, he encounters his untimely death and with Akala, a mystical bird believed to give and take life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunle Afolayan
CAST:  Kunle Remi  •  Bimbo Ademoye  •  Hakeem Kae-Kazim  •  Sola Sobowale