Tenants of the House
| Tenants of the House | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kunle Afolayan |
| Screenplay by | Tunde Babalola |
| Produced by | Wale Okediran |
Release date | 2019 |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
Tenants of the House is a 2019 Nollywood film written by Tunde Babalola, produced by Dr. Wale Okediran and directed by Kunle Afolayan under the sponsorship of Ford Foundation, Premero Consulting Ltd, Bank of Industry, and National Livestock Transformation Plan.[1][2] The movie was based on Wale Okediran fictional novel written in 2009 and it mostly focused on political conspiracies, girl child education and betrayals.[3][1][4][5]
The film stars Yakubu Mohammed, Joselyn Dumas, Dele Odule, Saeed Funkymallam, Chris Iheuwa, Umar Gombe.[2]
Plot[edit]
The movie is about lower chamber of the national assembly following the script of the novel written by the producer. It is all about a politician (Kunle Afolayan) who stands to settle the feud between the Hausa and Fulani in the Green chamber by passing a bill.[6][2]
Synopsis[edit]
The movie revolves around a selfless congressman who wants to use his position to settle the ancient conflict between the Fulani herdsmen and Hausa farmers. He singlehandedly sponsored a bill that will eradicate the vendetta but he had to face different issues from corrupt congressmen who do not care about the conflict.[1][2]
Premiere[edit]
The movie was premiered on 25 June 2021 in Abuja at the Sheraton hotel and it was also screened nationwide.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Kunle Afolayan as politician[1]
- Ahmed Abdulrasheed as Assassin
- Jadesola Abolanle as housemaid
- Idris Abubakar as young Samuel
- Adam Adeniyi as caterer
- Adeniran Adeyemi as Arese's Driver
- Sanni O. Amina as Hon. Four
- Olusesan Atolagbe as Hon. Three
- Ganiu Baba as Alhaji Megida
- Dasu Babalola as Pot belly Man
- Issa Bello as Batejo's Father
- Adeniyi Dare as Henchman
- Joselyn Dumas as Hon. Elizabeth
- Kent Edunjobi as party band leader
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "'Tenants of the House' in Cinemas – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (7 June 2021). "Here's the official trailer for 'Tenant of the House', a political drama directed by Kunle Afolayan". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Online, Tribune (3 July 2021). "'Tenants of the House' movie hits the cinema". Tribune Online. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Dayo, Bernard (8 June 2021). "Kunle Afolayan's upcoming film 'Tenants of the House' is about the herdsmen-farmer conflict". YNaija. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Testimony from tenant of the House". Vanguard News. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ newswings-admin (15 November 2019). "'Tenants of the House' to be premiered in Abuja". Retrieved 23 July 2022.