Nollywood movies “Something Like Gold” 2023

The 2023 Nigerian drama film Something Like Gold was directed by Kayode Kasum and written by Adaeze Ibechukwu. The film revolves around a woman who, after being abandoned at marriage, finds love again and faces the difficulties of starting over after her father’s riches is taken. The film, which was produced by Sandra Okunzuwa and Ife Olujuyigbe, was first shown in the cinema across the country on September 29, 2023. Later, it was made available on other streaming platforms extending it to reach wider audience.

Plot

Tamara Jola-Scott the spoilt daughter of wealthy socialite Jolayemi Scott of Lagos, enjoys a life of privilege. When word spreads that her father is about to be arrested for his involvement in an embezzlement scam, her entire world is turned upside down. The controversy brings an abrupt halt to her wedding plans when it results in the seizure of all their belongings and the cancellation of the ceremony. The father of her fiancé, who also happens to be her father’s business partner, refuses to let the union happen, claiming Jolayemi is a thief. As a result, Demola, her fiancé, deserts her.

Something like gold

Tamara is upset and doesn’t know what to do after being abandoned and shunned by friends and family. Their old housemaid, Aunty Mayowa, unexpectedly steps in to save her, just as her father has instructed. She shows Tamara around her simple house, which is a far cry from the lavishness she was used to. Tamara discovers long-kept truths and encounters individuals that radically change her life as she comes to terms with her new situation.

Genre: Drama, Romance

Flaws:

Something like gold lack a central story to hold the different aspects of plot together as it moves between different details without properly developing and ending the other. It shifts between family drama and a rom-com unsure of how to deliver. It has no climax and most characters remained underdeveloped. The dialogue are plain and not captivating. Some scenes are unnecessary (the scene were there was a choreographed dance adds no meaning to the plot). Over all the actors did their best in their delivery. Notable actors who delivered a 90% are Sandra Okunzuwa, Kunle Remi and Mercy Johnson.

Cast

• Sandra Okunzuwa as Tamara Jolayemi Scott
• Mercy Johnson Okojie as Aunty Mayowa
• Kunle Remi as Tunde
• Timini Egbosun as Demola
• Tope Olowoniyan as Ify
• Bukky Ogunnote as Aunty Solape
• Broad Shaggi as Area Boy
• Patrick Doyle as Jolayemi Scott
• Olayemi Soyeju as Aunty Bolu
• Bella Salami as Bimpe
• Teniola Aladese as Yemisi
• Segun Arinze as Demola’s Father
• Waliu Fagbemi as Habeeb
• Runo Efe as Tega

Production
The film was produced by  Filmtrybe and shot in Lagos, Nigeria.

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