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| Bíìjà | |
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| Directed by | Silver Somayina |
| Written by | Ngutor Laazis Farzad Alfa |
| Screenplay by | Guillermo Adesanya Ndidi Dike |
| Produced by | Chioma Asiegbu Ezekiel Amaka |
| Starring | Marco Smith Amachea Jaja Ayotunde Oyo Tari Fasingha |
| Cinematography | Abba Indimi |
| Edited by | Lou Emeke |
| Music by | Carl Singh |
Production company | Sunrise Films |
| Distributed by | North Bahia Film Company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Tiwura |
| Language | Estmerish |
Bíìjà is a 2023 Tiwuran epic historical action film directed by Silver Samoyina and produced by Sunrise Films. The film is currently set to be the most expensive film in Tiwuran film history, surpassing the previous record held by the 2007 film The Brotherhood. Bíìjà takes place in the historic event known as the dikebilie, to which the film primarily uses the Zamga Codex story as its inspiration as well as the Gundaya tale of Ogun Jagunjagun, one of the most popular oral traditions passed down regarding the dikebilie. The plot centers around the semi-historical warrior king and eponymous protagonist Bíìjà. The film follows the perspective of Bíìjà from his childhood and his adult life as one of the warriors of the Kingdom of Adilun and eventually his role in the war between the warriors and the rulers.
The film is set to premier at the 84th Montecara Film Festival.
Plot
The movie begins with a brief explanatory prologue about the Kingdom of Adilun and how it was able to defeat Zamga Empire and unite an empire. The scene then flashes foward through images of different kings on the throne, and in each flash more and more gold accumulates by his side until it stops at King Toyin ([[Ayo
Cast
- Marco Smith as Bíìjà, a high-ranking member of the warrior caste who had been banished by his king for suspicion that he was plotting a revolt.
- Amachea Jaja as Binẹwa, a wealthy woman who is the daughter of another warrior but had been imprisoned due to her proximity to the warrior caste.
- Ayotunde Oyo as King Toyin, ruler of the Adilun Kingdom who had become suspicious of the warrior caste and worried that the rumored uprisings across the empire may soon reach the central city of Adilun.
- Tari Fasingha as Alagbato, a fellow warrior banished alongside Bíìjà, cousin of Binẹwa.
- Eze Chidike as The Chi, Bíìjà's guardian spirit who has come to guide him on his path and protect him from spirits that wish to do him harm.
- Theophilus Greene as Ndịda, a Mwo warrior king(agheze) who helps convince Bíìjà and his fellow soldiers to revolt against Toyin.
- Kofoworola Momodu as Kitu the Oracle, Toyin's spiritual advisor.
- Ozioma Ihejirika as Young Bíìjà, Bíìjà as a child.