This seems to be the film that is making waves right now in the Nollywood world, I think the reason is that it has Hollywood stars in it too. It seems to be the new trend now (adding Hollywood stars in Nollywood films). According to all that I have read and seen about this film it was partly funded with the 200,000 abi Million USD promised by our President to the entertainment industry.(Finally it has been put to use whew!). The director is Tony Abulu, he has done a couple of films in the US (which is big, I guess that's why he is getting the funding). The film has people like Isaiah Washington, Vivica Fox, our own Genevive Nnanji, Stephanie Okereke and many more.According to their website this is the synopsis:
Brilliant cancer specialist Dr. Michael Durant is emotionally
troubled, wrestling with the traumatic loss of his 10 year old daughter
from Cancer. Immersing himself in his work in the hospital, away from
his wife who blames him for their child’s death, he forms an unlikely
bond with a sick, loving, but rambunctious seven year old boy Sam, the
son of a rich Jewish couple who are major contributors to the Hospital’s
Cancer Research Fund.
Unfortunately, Sam’s health deteriorates drastically, and soon, he slips into a coma, with only a few days to live. Dr. Durant becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker. Dr. Bello, an introvert with a controversial past, secretly visits the child at night and administers a strange African potion, replete with incantations and by the next morning, miraculously, the child begins to recover, the Cancer speeding into remission.
The Hospital Medical Board immediately orders an investigation and soon the secret is revealed and Dr. Durant is suspended. Dr. Bello is arrested and charged with medical malpractice. Dr. Durant soon falls into depression after his wife leaves him. Meanwhile, Dr. Bello has fallen critically ill in jail and can only be saved by the ingestion of the same potion that can only be found in the mysterious “Garden of Life,” nestled on the peak of Nigeria’s sky mountains.
I heard the Director talk about the film on the radio and he seems to think it is a must watch. I haven't seen it yet, will go see it and let you know what I think.
If you have seen it please drop a line here so we can know.
Unfortunately, Sam’s health deteriorates drastically, and soon, he slips into a coma, with only a few days to live. Dr. Durant becomes desperate, willing to risk anything to save the child’s life. A surreptitious Nigerian Nurse convinces him to seek the help of Dr. Bello, an uncertified Nigerian Doctor, known in the Brooklyn-African underground as a miracle worker. Dr. Bello, an introvert with a controversial past, secretly visits the child at night and administers a strange African potion, replete with incantations and by the next morning, miraculously, the child begins to recover, the Cancer speeding into remission.
The Hospital Medical Board immediately orders an investigation and soon the secret is revealed and Dr. Durant is suspended. Dr. Bello is arrested and charged with medical malpractice. Dr. Durant soon falls into depression after his wife leaves him. Meanwhile, Dr. Bello has fallen critically ill in jail and can only be saved by the ingestion of the same potion that can only be found in the mysterious “Garden of Life,” nestled on the peak of Nigeria’s sky mountains.
I heard the Director talk about the film on the radio and he seems to think it is a must watch. I haven't seen it yet, will go see it and let you know what I think.
If you have seen it please drop a line here so we can know.
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DALU…
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