Some Interesting Facts About Genevieve's Lionheart Franchise

Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting

LIONHEART, one of the most exciting movies of 2018, is the first Nigeria film bought by Netflix.

The movie is centered on the lead characters ambition to rise above the challenges of the male dominated industry.

The lead character, Adaeze (played by Genevieve Nnaji), faces lots of challenges but was forced to show her amazing skills in running a company when her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu, was forced to step back due to health issues.

Ironically, he appoints his crude and eccentric brother, Godswill, to run the company with his young daughter.

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Complications arise when they discover that the family business is in dire financial straits and both Adaeze and Godswill try to save the company in their own separate ways.

HERE ARE SOME FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOVIE:

1. Lionheart was the first movie Genevieve Nnaji directed.

2. The film garnered a lot of review and critics from pundits alike.

Some Interesting Facts About Genevieve's Lionheart Franchise

3. Lionheart got nominated for the top Black Reel Awards 2019.

4. NetFlix, one of the top Production Industry in the world, purchased the viewing rights of Lionheart. Netflix is known for it wide production of various films and series which has gone on to become top rated movies in the world.

5. The controversies surrounding the cinema viewing was as a result of a statement released by the Lionheart team alleging that the “powers that be” (distribution companies) have refused to show the movie in their cinemas.

The statement further claimed that one of the major distributors, who had agreed to show the movie, backed out of the deal after being “arm twisted”.

Reacting to the statement, Patrick Lee, chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) clarified the association’s position in a public statement. He said the Lionheart team did not adhere to the processes involved in exhìbiting a film in cinemas in the country that’s why most of its members “rightly refused to take the movie.

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