| Gold Statue | |
| Director: | Tade Ogidan |
| Producer: | Tade Ogidan |
| Screenplay: | Tade Ogidan |
| Story: | Tade Ogidan |
| Starring: | Gabriel Afolayan Kunle Remi Richard Mofe Damijo |
| Studio: | OGD Pictures |
| Runtime: | 145 minutes |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Language: | English |
Gold Statue is a 2019 Nigerian comedy adventure drama film produced, written and directed by veteran filmmaker Tade Ogidan.[1] The film stars Gabriel Afolayan and Kunle Remi in the main lead roles.[2] The film was released on 17 May 2019 and received extremely positive reviews from critics.[3] It was also nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Nigerian Film for the year 2019. The film also received few awards at film festivals.[4]
Two young men, Wale (Gabriel Afolayan) and Chike (Kunle Remi) are in search of a treasure of "Gold Statue" which is believed to have been a deity inherited by their generation. They witness and go through a series of unimaginable unprecedented unexpected ordeal when attempting to locate where the supposed Gold Statue is located. Eventually, they get the statue and become rich.[5]
The veteran filmmaker Tade Ogidan who is also noticeabley the CEO of OGD Pictures made a comeback into the film industry after a gap of eight years through this project.[6] The director himself revealed that the Gold Statue was reborn after 28 years as he insisted that the script for the film was written by him already in 1991 itself.[7] However he couldn't bankroll this project immediately at that time due to financial difficulties.[8] The film project also marked the first onscreen appearance for veteran actors Richard Mofe Damijo and Sola Sobowale together as couples after 21 years.[9] [10]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Lead role – English | [11] | |
| Best Supporting Actor –English | ||||
| Movie with the Best Sound | ||||
| Movie with the Best Screenplay | ||||
| Movie with the Best Editing | ||||
| Movie with the Best Cinematography | ||||
| Best Use of Nigerian Costume in a Movie | ||||
| Best Use of Make up in a Movie | ||||
| Movie of the Year | ||||
| Director of the Year | ||||
| Movie with the Best Production Design |