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{{short description|2006 Nigerian romance film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Abeni
| name = Abeni
| image =
| image = [[File:Movie poster of Abeni.jpg|frameless]]
[[File:Movie poster of Abeni.jpg|frameless]]
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Tunde Kelani]]
| director = [[Tunde Kelani]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = Yinka Ogun <br> François Okioh
| writer = Yinka Ogun <br> François Okioh
| starring = [[Jide Kosoko]]<br>[[Kareem Adepoju]]<br> Abdel Amzat <br>[[Bukky Wright]]
| starring = [[Jide Kosoko]]<br>[[Kareem Adepoju]]<br> Abdel Amzat <br>[[Bukky Wright]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| editing =
| studio = Dove Media, Laha Productions, Mainframe Film and Television Productions
| studio = Dove Media, Laha Productions <br> Mainframe Film and Television Production
| distributor = Mainframe Film and Television Productions
| distributor = Mainframe Film and Television Productions
| released = {{Film date|2006|03|31}}
| released = {{Film date|2006|03|31}}
| runtime =
| runtime =
| country = Nigeria<br>Benin
| country = Nigeria<br>Benin
| language = Yoruba
| language = Yoruba <br>
French
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'''''Abeni''''' is a 2006 Nigerian-Beninese film produced and directed by [[Tunde Kelani]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=17520 | title=Abeni | publisher=[[The Nation (Nigeria)]] | accessdate=31 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031233325/http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=17520 | archive-date=2014-10-31 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''''Abeni''''' is a two-part 2006 Nigerian-Beninese film produced and directed by [[Tunde Kelani]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Akande|first=Victor|date=2007-04-28|title=Movie Review: Abeni|url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=17520|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031233325/http://www.thenationonlineng.net/archive2/tblnews_Detail.php?id=17520|archive-date=2014-10-31|publisher=[[The Nation (Nigeria)]]|accessdate=31 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Iyiola|first=Amos Damilare|date=2021-01-17|title=Code-Switching, Code-Mixing and Code-Conflicting in Abeni by Tunde Kelani|url=https://www.ijhumas.com/ojs/index.php/kiuhums/article/view/1112|journal=KIU Journal of Humanities|language=en|volume=5|issue=4|pages=169–174|issn=2522-2821}}</ref> It depicts the social divide that occurs as a result of colonialism despite the geographical proximity between [[Benin]] and [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ogunleye|first=Foluke|url=https://books.google.com.ng/books?hl=en&lr=&id=2msxBwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA171&dq=Abeni+2006+Tunde+kelani&ots=o8dw_wv51F&sig=L3azevakVQZqcGvoQtOeRFdSz8o&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Abeni%202006%20Tunde%20kelani&f=false|title=African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward|date=2014-03-17|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=978-1-4438-5749-9|language=en}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Abeni follows the story of the eponymous Abeni who was born with a silver spoon. She meets Akanni who hails from a more modest background. They are engaged to be married to other people but their meeting changes the course of already set plans.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Jide Kosoko]]
*[[Jide Kosoko]]
*[[Bukky Wright]]
*[[Bukky Wright]]

== Production and release ==
''Abeni'' was set in Yoruba-speaking areas of Nigeria and [[Cotonou|Cotonu]]. It employed the methods of [[Code-switching|Code-Switching]], [[Code-mixing|Code-Mixing]] and Code-Conflicting as it involved two languages and depicts how the characters overcame language barrier by paying close attention and employing the use of gesticulations.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Soetan|first=Olusegun|date=2019-01-01|title=The Hearthstone: Language, Culture, and Politics in the Films of Tunde Kelani.|url=https://ojcs.siue.edu/ojs/index.php/polymath/article/view/3305|journal=Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Journal|language=en|volume=8|issue=2|pages=1–26|issn=2153-4314}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
In a review for [[The Nation (Nigeria)|The Nation]], Victor Akande wrote "With hilarious sub-plots woven through the core story of love lust and regains, this is a fascinating portrait of the Yoruba urban middle class that flows between Nigeria and Republic of Benin."<ref name=":0" />

The film was nominated in 11 categories at the 3rd [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] and won in 2 of the categories.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2012-03-03|title=Africa Celebrates Film Industry at AMAA 2007 - Mshale News|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303204433/http://www.mshale.com/article.cfm?articleID=1407|access-date=2021-07-11|website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

=== Awards and nominations ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="12" |2007
| rowspan="11" |[[Africa Movie Academy Awards]]
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
|{{won}}
| rowspan="11" |<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language|Best Film in an African Language]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film|Best Nigerian Film]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Indigenous Film
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Performance by Child - Samuel Olaseinde
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Editing|Best Edit]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Upcoming Artiste - Amzat Abdel Hakim
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in Supporting Role]] - Noelie Funmi Agbendegba
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - Tunde Kelani
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Best Picture
|{{nom}}
|-
|Nigerian Movie Awards
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":0" />
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|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:58, 11 July 2021

Abeni
Directed byTunde Kelani
Written byYinka Ogun
François Okioh
StarringJide Kosoko
Kareem Adepoju
Abdel Amzat
Bukky Wright
Production
companies
Dove Media, Laha Productions
Mainframe Film and Television Production
Distributed byMainframe Film and Television Productions
Release date
  • March 31, 2006 (2006-03-31)
CountriesNigeria
Benin
LanguagesYoruba
French

Abeni is a two-part 2006 Nigerian-Beninese film produced and directed by Tunde Kelani.[1][2] It depicts the social divide that occurs as a result of colonialism despite the geographical proximity between Benin and Nigeria.[3]

Plot

Abeni follows the story of the eponymous Abeni who was born with a silver spoon. She meets Akanni who hails from a more modest background. They are engaged to be married to other people but their meeting changes the course of already set plans.

Cast

Production and release

Abeni was set in Yoruba-speaking areas of Nigeria and Cotonu. It employed the methods of Code-Switching, Code-Mixing and Code-Conflicting as it involved two languages and depicts how the characters overcame language barrier by paying close attention and employing the use of gesticulations.[2][4]

Critical reception

In a review for The Nation, Victor Akande wrote "With hilarious sub-plots woven through the core story of love lust and regains, this is a fascinating portrait of the Yoruba urban middle class that flows between Nigeria and Republic of Benin."[1]

The film was nominated in 11 categories at the 3rd Africa Movie Academy Awards and won in 2 of the categories.[5]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
2007 Africa Movie Academy Awards Best Sound Won [5]
Best Film in an African Language Nominated
Best Nigerian Film Nominated
Best Cinematography Nominated
Best Indigenous Film Nominated
Best Performance by Child - Samuel Olaseinde Won
Best Edit Nominated
Best Upcoming Artiste - Amzat Abdel Hakim Nominated
Best Actress in Supporting Role - Noelie Funmi Agbendegba Nominated
Best Director - Tunde Kelani Nominated
Best Picture Nominated
Nigerian Movie Awards Won [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Akande, Victor (2007-04-28). "Movie Review: Abeni". The Nation (Nigeria). Archived from the original on 2014-10-31. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Iyiola, Amos Damilare (2021-01-17). "Code-Switching, Code-Mixing and Code-Conflicting in Abeni by Tunde Kelani". KIU Journal of Humanities. 5 (4): 169–174. ISSN 2522-2821.
  3. ^ Ogunleye, Foluke (2014-03-17). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-5749-9.
  4. ^ Soetan, Olusegun (2019-01-01). "The Hearthstone: Language, Culture, and Politics in the Films of Tunde Kelani". Polymath: An Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Journal. 8 (2): 1–26. ISSN 2153-4314.
  5. ^ a b "Africa Celebrates Film Industry at AMAA 2007 - Mshale News". web.archive.org. 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2021-07-11.


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