Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards

Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards also shortly known as Kambili is a 2020 Nigerian romantic comedy film written by Ozioma Ogbaji, and directed by Kayode Kasum. The film stars Nancy Isime and Toyin Abraham in the lead roles. The film is based on a young woman's quest to be married before she turns 30. It had its theatrical release on 4 December 2020 and opened to positive reviews from critics.[2] The movies is about a lady called Kambili who was lazy to chase her dream and also in doing all activities but her best friend helped her to achieve all ending up together in love amidst all pressure.[3]

Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards
Directed byKayode Kasum
Written byOzioma Ogbaji
StarringNancy Isime
Toyin Abraham
Jide Kene Achufusi
Mawuli Gavor
Sharon Ooja
Venita Akpofure
Koye Kekere-Ekun
Uzor Arukwe
Elvina Ibru
Production
companies
FilmOne Entertainment
Empire Entertainment
Huahua Media
Release date
  • 4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)
Running time
120 minutes
CountriesNigeria
South Africa
China
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦20 million[1]

Cast

Production

The film was jointly produced by distribution company FilmOne Entertainment in association with South Africa's Empire Entertainment and China's Huahua Media.[4][5] The collaboration deal was successfully reached in December 2018.[6] It also marked FilmOne's maiden collaboration with South African and Chinese production companies.[7] However the film project was in development hell over a year and it was supposed to be the first production venture for FilmOne Entertainment with director Kayode Kasum.[8]

The entire cast and crew members who were hired to play their respective roles in the film were all reportedly below the age of 35. The colour green was depicted as the main theme throughout the filming.

Release

The film was initially slated for the theatrical release on 12 June 2020 but it was later pushed back to September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.[9] The film producers officially announced new release date as 16 October 2020 but it was postponed again due to the End SARS protests.[10] It was finally released on 4 December 2020.

Reception

A reviewer for Afrocritik scored the movie 5.9/10 saying "The major problem with Kambili is that half the time, it seems to forget it is a rom-com...Not only is the movie longer than it needs to be, but the time and effort dedicated to brewing the romance between Kambili and her eventual love interest are also grossly inadequate."[11]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Best Actress in A Comedy Nancy Isime Pending [12]

References
  1. "Top 20 Films Report 18th 20th December 2020".
  2. Custodian, Culture (2020-12-15). "Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards Is Another Cliche Romcom". The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  3. Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2021-05-19). "Kayode Kasum's 'Kambili' is coming to Netflix". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. Vourlias, Christopher (2020-02-23). "Berlin: Nigeria's FilmOne Makes Global Push With China-South Africa Pact (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  5. "Here's the first teaser for Filmone's upcoming 'Kambili- The Whole 30 Yards'". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  6. "Meet Linda and Chidi in new 'KambIli: the whole 30 yards' teaser". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  7. "Kambili: Here's everything you need to know about Filmone's South Africa/ China collaboration". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  8. "Fun facts you need to know about 'Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards'". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  9. "'Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards' is coming to cinemas this September". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  10. "'Kambili' producers halt release amid #EndSARS protests". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  11. Nwajiaku, Vivian Nneka. "Movie Review - Kambili: The Whole 30 Yards". Retrieved 2021-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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