Men in Love (film)
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| Directed by | Moses Ebere |
| Produced by | Kingsley Okereke |
| Screenplay by | Juliet Chisom Okereke |
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Divine Touch Production Limited |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
Men in Love is a 2010 direct-to-video Nigerian drama film directed by Moses Ebere and starring Tonto Dike, John Dumelo and Halima Abubakar. The film tells a story of how a couple experiencing troubles in their marriage had their situation worsened when a cursed homosexual friend visits them.[1]
Cast
- Tonto Dikeh as Whitney
- John Dumelo as Charles
- Muna Obiekwe as Alex
- Halima Abubakar as Flora
- Becky Ogbuefi as Pastor
- Promise Amadi as Bobby
- Ndu Ugochukwu as Cain
- Queen Okoro as Tasha
Reception
Nollywood Reinvented gave it a 2.5 out of 5 rating and concluded that "Interestingly enough, this story is not really as controversial as it was hyped up to be. It in no way addresses the issue of homosexuality in the modern African society.".[2]
Nollywoodforever.com praised the cast and the acting but felt the film should have been renamed to Man under Satanic Bondage, It also felt that the film portrayed homosexuals in a wrong manner. It however gave it a 60% rating.[3]
Controversies
Following the criticism that followed with his casting in the film,[4] John Dumelo released a statement where he explained that the major reason why he accepted to act in the film "...was just to create awareness that people who are actually gay most likely are under demonic spells."[5][6] In another interview he stated that he loves women and will never be gay but does not regret taking the role in the film.[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ "Men in Love promotes Homosexuality in Nollywood". thetidenewsonline.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "NR Review: Men in Love". nollywoodreinvented.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Men in Love Review". nollywoodforever.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Men in Love promotes Homosexual in Nollywood". modernghana.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "I am not Gay, Homosexuality is Evil! John Dumelo cries out". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Being Gay is evil - John Dumelo". entertainment.thinkghana.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "John Dumelo denies being Gay". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "I am not Gay, I love Women - John Dumelo". allafrica.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "John Dumelo cries foul on Gay rumours". ghanameets.weebly.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.