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Also known as Ije
Ijé or Ijé: The Journey is a 2010 Nigerian drama film directed by Chineze Anyaene and starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, and Odalys García.
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6.0Anya's dream turned into a nightmare when she was accused of killing 3 men. For her to regain her freedom she had to share her secret with world. With help of her sister Chioma and an inexperienced attorney Ijé tells the story in a riveting way with an unexpected climatic ending. It's a story that conveys the fusion of the African culture with the American culture in a court room like no other.
Cast
- Genevieve Nnaji as Chioma Opara
- Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde as Anya Opara Michino
- Ulrich Que as Jalen
- Jeff Swarthout as Don Deccico
- Jon Morgan Woodward as Michael Michino
- Rick Brown as Senior Detective
Themes
- nigeria
- woman director
- nigerian
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Chineze Anyaene
- Narrative location
- United States
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 623274
- Distribution format
- DVD
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- publication date
- 2010-04-01
- title
- Ijé
- distributed by
- Netflix
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Ijé or Ijé: The Journey is a 2010 Nigerian drama film directed by Chineze Anyaene and starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, and Odalys García.
==Plot== Chioma (Genevieve Nnaji) travels from Nigeria to the United States to aide her sister Anya (Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde) who is being charged with the murder of three men, including her own husband.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ijé” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.