• Jan 01, 1999
  • 103 min
  • Full-HD

Saworoide (1999)

When a usurper, Lapita, seizes the throne of Jogbo the scene is set for a film about the power struggles and corruption of a mythical African state tied up to the rituals of kingship – principally the beating of the Saworoide (or brass bell) drum. A homespun political parable emerges drawing interest by converting the typically unstable African political stereotypes into a fable complete with songs and a Greek Chorus that reflect upon the plot.

Category
Country
Nigeria
Companies

Kola Oyewo

Bukky Wright

Kunle Bamtefa

Ayantunji Amoo

Kayode Olaiya

Lere Paimo

Kunle Afolayan

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