Akinrowo, Ibru bring Hollywood action movie to Nigeria

PRODUCERS of the Nollywood action movie project Caged In The Creeks, Leke Akinrowo and Elvina Ibru, have promised to revolutionalise the movie industry and take Nollywood to another level with Caged In The Creeks, touted as Nigeria’s first action flick, to be directed by Terry Mcmahon, multiple award-winning Irish director of Patrick’s Day and Charlie Casanova. Work has already begun on its pre-production.

Speaking during a media briefing in Lagos, Mcmahon said Caged in the Creeks is the beginning of something profound that will set the Nigerian film industry on new heights. The writer and producer, Akinrowo, said the movie captures his experiences in the Niger Delta, after he was transferred in 2009 to Port Harcourt. “There is a lot of misconception about the creeks. The image portrayed is like someone going into the lion’s den but in spite of the horror stories, there are good things happening in the creeks.”

For co-producer, Elvina Ibru, Nigeria has been shown to the world always in the negative light. “We did this to ourselves and we want to undo it with this movie. We are going to portray ourselves as true heroes and that is what is different about this movie.

“Several characters will confront their worst fears and right the wrongs of their actions. Their dilemma will serve as a lesson on how as a country we can break away from the errors of the past,” she

Elvina Ibru, co-producer (left); Terry Mcmahon, Irish Film Director; and Leke Akinrowo, producer, Cagedinthecreeks, at the pre-production briefing in Lagos.