Sold out in London! Basira in London set to repeat magic in Nigeria

The movie to watch this weekend is Phillipa Abraham’s Basira in London. It opens in all cinemas this Friday, March 24, 2017, after its premiere at Silverbird Cinemas, Victoria Island, Lagos on the same day.

The movie shut down London when it first premiered and sold out six halls in the U.K, with thousands in attendance. BASIRA in LONDON recorded the highest turn out of audiences for Nollywood films screened in the U.K. A feat no other Nigerian movie has been able to catch up with till date. The movie is set to repeat the same magic in Nigeria starting from this Friday.

The movie, BASIRA in LONDON was produced and directed by Phillipa Chiedu Abraham, who also starred in the movie. It tells the story of an African woman (Eniola Badmus) who relocates to London with great expectations. The culture clash and her efforts in trying to fit in make this film ‘unmissable’. The movie gives stamp to the premise, ‘you can take a girl out of Nigeria but you cannot take Nigeria out of the girl’.

The movie stars Eniola Badmus, Timothy Byrne, Theodora Ibekwe Oyebade, Tolu Yesufu and Destinee Anthony.

Make it a date this weekend for the magic.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/krBkDTlTk5k