Alex Ekubo, Nancy Isime, Nosa Rex, others reunite in ‘Drink’
By Benjamin Njoku
Top Nollywood actors including Alex Ekubo, Nancy Isime, Stephnora Okere, Zack Orji, Nosa Rex, Jibola Dabo among others recently dazzled movie lovers in a new flick titled: “Drink.”
The star-studded flick, which was produced and directed by cerebral filmmaker, Victor Okere, is due to premiere on Sunday, December 3, at the upscale Blue Pictures Cinemas, City Mall, Onikan, Lagos.
The premiere is expected to be an evening of glitz and glamour with who’s who in Nollywood in attendance.
In a chat with our reporter during the week, Okere, who shuttles between the United States and Nigeria in recent times, described ‘Drink’, as engaging and captivating, adding “it’s a fascinating story of a young and very successful newly married man, who had his life suddenly turned upside down, when his body turned against him.,”
Okere revealed that the big budget film was shot on locations within and outside Lagos.
The movie tells the love story of Olumide and Anuli Roberts played by Alex Ekubo and Nancy Isime respectively who just returned from their honeymoon, only for Olumide to become a consumer of excessive alcohol to the disappointment of his wife. Anuli now feels she’s married to a stranger after initial warnings from family members and friends against their union. Following Olamide’s sudden change of lifestyle, Anuli started incubating mixed-feelings about their union, hence the beginning of the real conflict in their troubled marriage.
Okere said when ‘Drink’, written by Remind Ibinola, finally hits the cinemas, ” the movie will definitely redefine the ways we tell our stories and make quality movies in Nollywood.”
“It’s my latest contribution to the growth and global expansion of our dear Nollywood,” Okere added. Other notable actors that starred in the movie include
Vincent Opurum, Uche Montana, Samira Fashina, Ola Olasope, Bimbo Peters, Onwudi Andrew, Amos Ndubueze, Toju Peters and Eleazu Texas.
The movie hits cinemas nationwide on Friday, December 8, courtesy of Blue Pictures Film Distributions
