Completed - ENGLISH - Historical, True Story, Drama - 118 minutes
Respected Nigerian army officer, Captain Joseph Dewa tries to protect is expecting wife when his soldiers try to plot a coup to assassinate Gernal Murtala Mohammed in the 1976 Nigerian Civil War.
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Izu OJUKWU Cast : Ramsey NOUAH, Rita DOMINIC, Chidi MOKEME, Memory SAVANHU, Ibinabo FIBERESIMA Producer(s) : Izu OJUKWU
Nigeria's middle belt, 1976. Respected army officer Captain Joseph Dewa (Nouah) and his wife, Suzy (Dominic), who is from the southeastern part of Nigeria, eagerly anticipate their first child. Suzy's family adamantly disapproves of her intercultural marriage. At the same time, rebellious soldiers on Joseph's base attempt to recruit him into a coup plot to assassinate General Murtala Mohammed, a key player in Nigeria's Civil War. Joseph resists but the plotters are cunning, setting a trap for him and creating barriers of secrecy between him and Suzy. It's not long before Joseph is arrested, isolating him from his military brothers and his own family.
Country(ies) : NIGERIA
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