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Onye Ozi

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Onye Ozi
Directed by Obi Emelonye
Produced by
  • Obi Emelonye
  • Emmanuella Ngozi Ideh
Written by Obi Emelonye
Screenplay by Obi Emelonye
Story by
  • Amaka Obi-Emelonye
  • Fatima Irole
Starring
Music by Luke Corradine
Edited by Ben Nugent
Distributed by M-Net
Release date
  • October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18) (London)
Running time
89 mins
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nigeria
Language Igbo

Onye Ozi is a 2013 Nigerian comedy film directed by Obi Emelonye. The film won two category awards at the 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards.

Onye Ozi was shot in London and was premiered on October 18, 2013 at The Lighthouse Hall, Camberwell, London. It was produced by Obi Emelonye and Emmanuella Ngozi Ideh with support from Nollywood Movies, London, Screen Nation Pictures and M-Net.

Since it debuted in 2013, Onye Ozi has won multiple awards locally and internationally. Upon its release, Onye Ozi was met with mixed reviews. Sodas & Popcorn, a Nigerian movie blog through BellaNaija cited flaws in the film and further criticized Obi Emelonye's film writing technique stating that, “My issue with his movies have always been the writing. The stories never seem to add up and take he most awkward turns and twists.”YNaija's Wilfred Okichie also gave the film a low rating describing it as an "ultra-low budget independent film".


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