| Slow Country | |
| Director: | Eric Aghimien |
| Producer: | Christian Mordi Eric Aghimien |
| Starring: | Ivie Okujaye Sambasa Nzeribe Tope Tedela Majid Michel Kolade Shasi Gina Castel Brutus Richard Folaremi Agunbiade |
| Music: | Freeman Okafor |
| Cinematography: | Eric Aghimien |
| Editing: | Eric Aghimien |
| Studio: | Hills Pictures |
| Distributor: | Genesis Deluxe Distribution |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Language: | English |
Slow Country is a Nigerian action-drama film, directed and produced by Eric Aghimien.
The film stars Ivie Okujaye, Sambasa Nzeribe, Tope Tedela, Majid Michel, Richards Brutus, Stephen Damien, Kolade Shasi and Gina Castel.[1] [2]
The film won the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 Africa International Film Festival and gave Sambasa Nzeribe the coveted AMVCA for "Best Actor in a Drama".[3]
A homeless teenage mother (Ivie Okujaye) who gets herself trapped in prostitution and drug trafficking for seven years in order to secure a good life for her son, decides to quit but her boss, a ruthless human and drug trafficker (Sambasa Nzeribe) is not ready to let go of his most trusted cash cow.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | African International Film Festival (AFRIFF) | Audience Choice Award | Slow Country | Won | |
| 2017 | Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Lead role –English | Sambasa Nzeribe | [4] | |
| Best Actress in a Lead role –English | Ivie Okujaiye | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor –English | Tope Tedela | ||||
| Best Child Actor | Adebayo Thomas | ||||
| Movie with the Best Special Effect | Slow Country | ||||
| Movie with the Best Screenplay | |||||
| Movie with the Best Editing | |||||
| Movie with the Best Cinematography | |||||
| Best Use of Make up in a Movie | |||||
| Movie of the Year | |||||
| Director of the Year |