A fascinating and explosive movie(Son of Mercy) was on Monday premiered in Benin City the Edo State Capital.
The movie, which was produced in partnership with Kada Cinema Limited,Benin City and directed by Amen Imaseuen, has the story of Efe,a young man who was born in abject poverty,but in an attempt to escape poverty he stole his father’s gratiuty, plans to go overseas,but was defrauded by people who were to prepare his Visa for the trip.
Efe having been defrauded will not come home to tell his father any stories, as he quickly moved to join the gang of kidnappers and fraudsters. The movie stars different actors, including Edo Pikini,Ejehi Ejoidamen,Nickben Imasuen among other renowned actors.
Speaking at the Press Briefing with Journalists, the Director of the epic movie,Mr Amen Imaseuen said the movie was conceived four years ago,and that he was motivated by the need to do something special at home.According to him,if the nation can get the power sector right,it will create a conducive environment for creativity industry to thrive.
“We just want the media to have a feel of what the “Son of Mercy” islike,we have the best actors,the best location,and Benin City, you can agree with me is home for the best actors. We are still working on it, editing and reediting.
“A major Challenge we have in the movie industry is power,if Nigeria can get it right in the power sector, that will go a long way to create a conducive environment for the creativity industry to thrive.My fear is that there is no night life in Benin City and people go to watch movie in the night. About 10 million naira has been spent and we are still spending. I want to be sure that we can recoup the investment.” He concluded
Speaking,the Managing Director of Kada Cinema,Mr Trevor Pillay said Kada Cinema has the right to distribute the movie to over 50 cinema houses in Nigeria,he also said the Kada Cinema has been in involved in movie distribution and that Son of Mercy is not the first movie to be distributed by Kada Cinema.
