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Fifty (2015) is a English movie. Biyi Bandele has directed this movie. Iretiola Doyle,Nse Ikpe-Etim,Dakore Egbuson,Omoni Oboli are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2015. Fifty (2015) is considered one of the best Drama,Romance movie in India and around the world.
FIFTY captures a few pivotal, days in the lives of four Nigeria women at the pinnacle of their careers. Meet Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate four friends forced at midlife to take inventory of their personal lives, while juggling careers and family against the sprawling backdrops of the upper middle-class neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in Lagos.They live and work in the resurgent, ever-bustling, 24-hour megacity of Lagos, the largest city of Africa's biggest and most vibrant economy. Tola is a reality TV star whose marriage to lawyer Kunle never stood a chance thanks to an invidious family secret. Elizabeth is a celebrated obstetrician whose penchant for younger men has estranged her from her daughter.Forty-nine year-old Maria has an affair with a married man that results in an unexpected pregnancy and Kate's battle with a life-threatening illness has plunged her into religious obsession. In this tender but unflinching exploration of love and lust,power and rivalry,life ...
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Fifty (2015) Reviews
Soapy entertainment
I've never before seen a Nollywood film, so I was intrigued as to what director Biyi Bandele's 'Fifty' would be like. As it turns out, it was pretty much an African version of 'Dynasty'! The film is about four affluent Lagos women who are 'of a certain age'. There's Elizabeth, a celebrity obstetrician whose taste in young men has led her daughter to disown her; Kate, a party planner becoming increasingly influenced by religion; Maria, a high-flying construction executive who discovers she is pregnant; and Tola, a reality television star with a dark family secret. Their story lines join, separate and join again before resolving themselves in best TV movie fashion. It's not challenging at all, but certainly diverting and entertaining. Although all four lead actresses get their turns to emote, only Nse Ikpe-Etim, as Kate, has a consistently challenging role as the reason for her character's turn to religion is revealed. Bandele makes full use of Lagos' skyline with sweeping establishing shots over the city, although by the end of the film you may feel you've seen quite enough of the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge, as attractive a piece of engineering as it is.
Colorful and detailing but thrilling isn't the word
Women are the focal point and Lagos is just a beauty. One could watch the movie without blinking the eye starring at what never looks like Lagos, but still is. Funny and lively, one smiles dubiously even when you are being portrayed on screen as either one of the women or few of the guys or perhaps the parents. Pity, Hatred and repetition seem to surrounds the movie as seen in Lekki Bridge; and among the women whose connections wasn't detailed much. Bandele's work is evident and he is really making a world renowned brand with Nigerian stories. In general, Fifty is standard, beautiful and lively, it is expected to be thrilling at the end but the goose in my pimples didn't show off much but I was happy remembering few lines and scenes at the end.
a week in the life of nigerians. good stuff.
A week in the life of four Nigerian women. This isn't the outback --- this is the urban city. It's a soap opera, right out of modern day Africa. Some beautiful scenes of Lagos, the bridges, the city. High profile women face the issues of fast-paced, professionals living in the city. Currently, a very sparse cast shown on IMDb.... just the top billed women in the cast, and no men at all, in spite of the fact there are many men in the film. Fifty seems to be a reference to the fiftieth-birthday of the reality TV star, Tola; She is out of control, and will take advice from NO-one, including her brother and producer. Gotta love the blue lipstick on the producer! Then there's the doctor who thinks she needs an "augmentation". Kate the event- planner, who may or may not have a life-threatening disease. All that drama, and life "stuff" going on. They occasionally slip in and out of native tongue, but keep coming back to English. This is an African "SoapDish", but its pretty fast moving and fun. Everyone gets caught doing something or someone they are not supposed to, with interesting results, and great interaction with the family, friends, and co-workers. Directed by Biyi Bandele, who has only written and directed a few films, but did a fine job with this one. Oddly, IMDb doesn't list a writer or production company. Great stuff. And its so good to see a side of Nigeria besides the starving children and dry desert shown on American television ads all day long. Fun to watch. Hope we get more like this from African film makers.