In lagos, adigun meets taiwo, a sly and cunning man who claims to have been his fathers friend. Oko ashewo starring odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, richard akinlade and more on canadian netflix. Adigun femi jacobs a johnny just come arrives lagos to take over is late fathers taxi and probably find greener pastures. Oko ashewo imdb the dark comedy directed by daniel oriahi follows the story of a naive young man who moves to. His decision comes following the sudden death of his father, a man he never truly knew, yet a man very popular in his village as the iconic lagos taxi driver, oko ashewo. Project muse taxi driver oko ashewo by daniel emeke. Taxi driver okoashawo is the story of adigun femi jacobs as he comes to the busy city of lagos for the first time to claim an inheritance left to him by his late father who absconded years ago. This film tells the tales of working at night, especially as a taxi driver. Daniel emeke oriahis taxi driver oko ashewo is the latest inclusion to the inexhaustible lagosisdangerous corpus.
Adigun played by amvca winner femi jacobs, is a 31 year old naive village mechanic coming to lagos for the first time. He is met by his fathers good friend and this friend takes him in and shows him the ropes, so to speak. Pls abide by the rules henceforth, the govt laid down a whole lot rules and regulations this period. It stars odunlade adekola, femi jacobs, ijeoma grace agu and hafeez oyetoro. From a distance download nollywood movie 0 comments.
Taxi driver oko ashewo by nollywood reinvented on april 28, 2016. I guess you felt bad parting with 5k and the woman walked away and you were left to deal with the police. Adigun is a rural villager called to lagos the other world by the death of his father and the promise of gold a taxi. In english, pidgin english, and yoruba, with english subtitles. Official trailer for taxi driver starring odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, and femi jacobs. Oko ashewo is the story of a naive mechanic, adigun, who moves to lagos after he gets word that his father has passed away. Taxi driver oko ashewo is an hilarious comedy drama about working in lagos at night, as a taxi driver. Nigeria is in an economic recession, but you would never know it from speaking to daniel emeke oriahi, whose workload remains steady following the release of taxi driver oko ashewo 2016. The premiere of the much talked about movie, taxi driver oko ashewo held over the weekend at filmhouse cinema apapa. With odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, richard akinlade, babajide alimison. Taxi driver tells the story of a young man who comes to lagos from the village to take over his recently deceased fathers taxi.
Adigun comes to lagos on the invitation of taiwo, his fathers fellow taxi driver but taiwo is. Taxi driver aka oko ashewo a poorlywritten, confused patch of humour. Even if nothing stays in ones memory, the enchanting statuette of eyo, the symbol of lagos heritage, adorning the bonnet of the yellow and black cab and cruising on the lonely street of lagos at night as adigun drives on, is an experience that will make you keep falling in love with taxi driver oko ashewo for a long time to come. Information page about taxi driver starring odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, richard akinlade and more on american netflix from mafts. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. It tells the story of how adigun femi jacobs copes with dealing with the multitude of odd characters he comes across from delia ijeoma grace agu the queen prostitute, to kakanfo hafiz oyetoro the unseen vigilante, the notorious assassins three wise men, to the godfather, baba mistura and many more.
Oko ashewo certainly sounds like it is a nollywood version scorseses new hollywood classic, and it very many senses it isbut not to a negative effect. The movie which stars femi jacobs, saka, odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu and others has been generating a lot of excitement because it. Taxi driver okoashawo is the story of adigun femi jacobs as he comes to the busy city of lagos for the first time to claim an inheritance left to him by his. Oko ashewo, also known as just taxi driver or oko ashewo, is a 2015 nigerian black comedy thriller film produced by ayobami macaulay and. Adventures of oko ashawo the uber driver 5 oko asawo has come again oooooh it was 1am already and i didnt realize id slept off while waiting for requests from clients until i heard a gentle knock on the door of my car, which jolted me from sleep. Getting addressed as the husband of women of easy virtue isnt exactly the most dignifying badge of honour to wear. In the course of doing this job as a taxi driver, you discover that you become some peoples favourite andor preferred driver. Odunlade adekola, femi jacobs, saka star in taxi driver. Oko ashewo 2015 a villager from rural nigeria journey to lagos to retrieve the taxi he is to inherit from his recently deceased, estranged father. Yoruba5star latest yoruba movies 2020 74,318 views. Oko ashewo, also known as just taxi driver or oko ashewo, is a 2015 yoruba, dark comedy thriller by ayobami macaulay and directed by daniel oriahi. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to taxi driver. Oko ashewo, also known as just taxi driver or oko ashewo, is a 2015 nigerian black comedy thriller film produced by ayobami macaulay and directed by daniel oriahi. Information page about taxi driver aka taxi driver.
Taxi driver oko ashewo directed by daniel oriahi, produced by ayobami macaulay, don omope, daniel oriahi. Adventures of oko ashawo the uber driver 3 lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil, amen i say this prayer daily as i set out to work. Odunlade adekola, femi jacobs, saka, ijeoma agu stars in. Oko ashewo starring odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, richard akinlade and more on netflix usa from mafts newonnetflixusa. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Soon enough, our jjc begins to realize that things are not what they seem. It tells the story of how adigun femi jacobs copes with dealing with the multitude of odd characters he comes across from delia ijeoma grace agu the queen prostitute, to kakanfo hafiz oyetoro the unseen vigilante, the notorious assassins three wise men, to. Oko ashewo australian netflix subscription is required to watch on netflix. Taxi driver oko ashewo is a hilarious comedy drama about working in lagos at night, as a taxi driver. My taxi driver oko ashewoodunlade adekolalatest 2018 yoruba movies2018 yoruba movies. Invited by baba t odunlade adekola, his sojourn to lagos to. From being a coproducer of the 2015 hit movie taxi driver. Femi jacobs, odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, hafiz oyetoro director.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists. Adigun comes to lagos on the invitation of taiwo, his fathers fellow taxi driver but taiwo is dangerous and as shady as lagos at night. Popular yoruba actor, odunlade adekola, amvca winner, femi jacobs, mtn ambassador, saka and fast rising actress, ijeoma grace agwu are the stars of the latest movie, taxi driver okoashewo from. Taiwo gives adigun his late fathers taxi and tries to help adigun adjust to his new life as a taxi driver. The transitioning to english cum pidgin renders his character a confused man. This is not exactly the most complimentary name to call anyone. His decision comes following the sudden death of his father, a man he never. Adigun is a 31 year old naive village car mechanic who comes to lagos for the first time following the sudden death of his father, a man he never truly knew. Oko ashewo starring odunlade adekola, ijeoma grace agu, richard akinlade and more on netflix uk from mafts newonnetflixuk. Oko ashewo follows a rather similar narrative structure. The movie tatu is produced and directed by the award winning producer of taxi driveroko ashewo 2015 and the biggest blockbuster overhead hit wedding party 2016, don omope. Taxi driver oko ashawo follows the story of adigun played by femi jacobs, a naive village mechanic, who visited lagos for the first time.
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