Zack Orji Blames Everyone for
Daughter’s Death
From
the stables of AQ Entertainment and McAwal Concerns Productions comes first pan
African film production entitled “Descent – My Family then Everyone Else”. The
full length featured film which is centrally themed around family, vengeance,
betrayal, arms dealings and drugs features African film industry giants like
Zack Orji, Matt Stern, JT Medupe, Benedikt Sebastian, Palesa Madisakwane, Tayo
Faniran, Chibuzor Nwankwo, Phoenix Baaitse and host of others.
“Descent
– My Family then Everyone Else” tells the story of family and what one would do
to protect the ones they love and what they may do to the people who hurt the
ones they love. It tells the story of Kalu Achebe (Zack Orji) an illegal arms
dealer who lost his daughter to the recklessness of Vusi Morgan (JT Medupe)
adopted son of Andrew Morgan (Matt Stern) a drug kingpin. Kalu Achebe seeks the
heads of the culprits responsible for his daughter’s death though he blames the
world for her sudden demise but someone needs to pay for the mistake of that
single night.
In
a recent encounter with the Director; Awal Abdulfatai he said “…the story
narrated in the film is so compelling that you wouldn’t at any time be able to
tell what might happen next.Each action has a reaction and the reactions so far
are unpredictable. All I can say is that I am so excited to have worked on this
project with the best team; my casts and crew”
The
film which was shot on locations in Johannesburg, South Africa enjoyed a mixed
race casting to tell the story of Africa. According to the producers “…we don’t
want to produce this film as just a Nollywood product or just for the South
African or Ghanaian film market rather an African film exportable to all
African film markets and even to the rest of the world. If Hollywood films come
down here to make Box-office success, why can’t our films also go there to do
same?”
Descent
is however scheduled to be premiered in some International film festivals cum
2017 and release to cinemas across Africa before it will be available for
purchase on some digital platforms. The film is supported by the South Africa
Police Service (SAPS), Ekurhuleni Municipality, Media Film Service, Larona HR
Solutions and Lanrey Akins Fashion.
“…the
interesting thing about this production is how it actually came together. The
beautiful effort in the story, the amazing casts to interpret the lines and
immense support and extra efforts of the people behind the cameras. What more
satisfaction could you ask for?” – Chibuzor Nwankwo, Executive Producer Descent
The
official trailer of the film is set for release by 23rd of August so we do believe
that there is yet another blockbuster hitting African cinemas.
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