MOVIE REVIEW: UpNorth

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 Upnorth the movie directed by Tope Oshin of New Money, is a beautiful film that underserves it’s audience.

The film produced by Anakle films and Inkblot production from an original story from Editi Effiong explores love and family politics through the life of  a rebellious  heir from a wealthy family played by Banky W who  finds himself after being sent away for National Service. It also stars Ibrahim Suleiman , Rahama Sadau, Kanayo O Kanayo  amongst others.

Having followed this film online from the shoot, trailers to its final release and seeing the amount of anticipation it has garnered  I can say that it doesn’t serve as much as it promised. The film does well in the picturesque and scenic portrayal of Bauchi and tries to distance itself from the usual claustrophobic scenes known to Nollywood. It also does a great job of not leaning into stereotypes which is commendable.

 However this does little to repair the damage done by the butchering work of the editor who didn’t give an opportunity for the film’s event to fully play out, the audience doesn’t get to fully soak in the film, enjoy the processes and even the buildup of the love story.  It felt like the film was rushing to its resolution that still left people wondering.

In the end the film is an ambitious effort that does well at selling Bauchi to us and even got the governor of the state to feature in it.
 
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