Fine Wine (film)
Fine Wine is a 2021 Nigerian romantic comedy film directed by Seyi Babatope and written by Temitope Akinbode and Diche Enunwa.[2] The film stars Richard Mofe-Damijo, Ego Nwosu, Zainab Balogun, Nse Ikpe-Etim in the lead roles.[3] The film had its theatrical release on 12 February 2021 on the eve of Valentine's weekend.[4]
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Directed by | Seyi Babatope |
Written by | Temitope Akinbode Diche Enunwa |
Produced by | Neville Sajere Patrick Uzoh |
Starring | Richard Mofe-Damijo Zainab Balogun Nse Ikpe-Etim |
Production company | Nevadabridge Productions |
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Country | Nigeria |
Language | English |
Box office | ₦24.2 million[1] |
Plot
Seye George (Richard Mofe-Damijo), a divorced entrepreneur with two adult children—socialite/events manager Temi (Zainab Balogun) and London-based investment banker Sammy (Baaj Adebule)—is named Forbes Africa's Top African Businessman, and has turned 55. To finance his newest venture—a winery—George applies for a loan with a bank where Tunji (Demola Adedoyin), an ambitious but toxic accounts officer, is employed. His girlfriend Kaima (Ego Nwosu) is a corper and aspiring banker whose tenure with her workplace is almost complete but her future there is uncertain, as is her relationship with Tunji who hardly appreciates her.
Kaima is furious when Tunji cancels their date as he is busy running work-related errands, but she agrees to meet him in a high-end restaurant where he runs late. A frustrated Kaima waits until George sits at her table, assuming she is the reporter (Georgette Monnou) who has arranged to meet him. Kaima mistakenly believes he is making a pass at her, and rudely chastises him before departing, leaving George stunned. Tunji suddenly arrives with documents for George to sign, and Kaima realises she has made a mistake which infuriates Tunji who orders her to apologise.
Kaima approaches George at his workplace with a bottle of wine as a peace offering, and George, accepting her apology invites her out to lunch where they discuss her career. At the bank, Kaima's position is retained after George pulls a favour with the bank manager (Segun Arinze) while Tunji's job is threatened following a transaction error. With his job on the line, Tunji asks his girlfriend to convince George to sign new documents. Kaima finds him ill with the flu at his residence, and offers to make her mother's medicinal peppersoup which quickly helps him recover. She soon meets his daughter Temi, and the two form a close bond.
To show his gratitude, George invites Kaima to dinner at his home where they taste wine from his winery. Temi arrives, and she invites them to a future function she is organising for a celebrity client at a club. At the event, Kaima socialises and poses for selfies with celebrities, but an accidental wine spill on her dresss leaves her panicking, and George instructs his daughter to take her shopping for a new outfit at the nearby mall. As Kaima tries on new clothes in the changing booth, Temi changes her father's ID on her new friend's phone from "Mr George" to "Seye".
Tunji grows suspicious of Kaima's friendship with George when the latter likes her Instagram posts, and accuses her of cheating on him when he discovers his ID on her phone, but Kaima denies this. However, George celebrates Kaima’s birthday with a romantic day-out on a yacht without realising a spy has taken and leaked photos. Upon her arrival home, she discovers Tunji has thrown an impromptu birthday party after she believes he has forgotten, and he proposes in front of their guests which she halfheartedly accepts, but later he is furious when he sees photos of her and George on the yacht. He attempts to break off their engagement, but Kaima's mother (Tina Mba) begs him to reconsider. Kaima, upon realising the egocentric Tunji would never turn a new leaf after he delivers yet another put-down, dumps him publicly, stating George is more of a gentleman than he would ever be, and Kaima's sister Kamsi (Bofie Itombra) reveals Tunji had indeed forgotten Kaima's birthday until she reminded him. Yet Kaima remains uncertain of a future with George, especially after his ex-wife Ame (Nse Ikpe-Etim) labels her a gold-digger and warns her to keep her distance, but George reminds Ame she had left him for a richer man years before George acquired his own wealth, making her the real gold-digger. He warns his ex to permanently stay out of his affairs or he would cut her off financially, and vows to never see or speak to her again.
Kaima, who has resigned herself to losing George forever, is surprised to find him pulling up to her house with Temi. It is here Kaima's friend Angela (Belinda Effah) confesses to filming her breakup with Tunji on her phone and releasing the footage on social media which Temi subsequently showed her father, confirming Kaima's true feelings. George asks Kaima again what she wants for her birthday to which she replies "You", and the film ends with the couple embracing.
Cast
- Richard Mofe-Damijo - George
- Ego Nwosu - Kaima
- Nse Ikpe-Etim - Ame
- Ademola Adedoyin
- Belinda Effah
- Zainab Balogun
- Tina Mba
- Keppy Ekpenyong - Akin
- Segun Arinze - Bank manager
References
- "Top 20 Films Report 19th 21st February 2021".
- "'Fine Wine' Movie Debuts, Gets Positive Reviews From Nigerians". The Whistler Nigeria. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- Tv, Bn (2021-01-11). "True Love Wins! Watch the Official Trailer for Neville Sajere's "Fine Wine" starring Richard Mofe Damijo, Zainab Balogun & Ego Nwosu". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- Dayo, Bernard (2021-02-01). "Namaste Wahala, Fine Wine - the Nollywood films coming this February » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2021-03-01.