AY speaks on new movie “Recession has got nothing on the movie”,
AY has every reason to stay positive; his movie "A Trip to Jamaica,"
which premiered on September 30, 2016, has already grossed over 80
million naira.
The award-winning filmmaker
told Planet TV in an interview published on November 14, 2016 on Instagram: “Recession has got nothing on the
movie, trust me.”
“As a matter of fact, I think it’s God, I always
tell people that I’m a product of grace, I don’t act like I’m the
best, I don’t come out like I produce the very best of movies but
somehow I just experience grace which is also interwoven with solid
hard work.
He told the TV platform that the movie was just what
Nigerians needed to provide relief and ease the stress of their
daily lives.
“And all I can say is “A Trip To Jamaica” is doing
awesomely well and of course with the recession going on, it's just
what we need in Nigeria to just ease off.”
AY has every reason to
stay positive. His movie "A Trip to Jamaica," which premiered on
September 30, 2016, has grossed over 80 million Naira.
The movie
has surpassed Omoni Oboli's "Wives on Strike" which grossed over 67
million Naira to become the highest grossing Nollywood movie of
2016.
"A Trip to Jamaica" stars Hollywood acts Roberts and Dan
Davies, Jamaica acts Paul Campbell and Rebecca Silvera, Ghanaian
actor Chris Attoh and Nigerian actors that include AY Makun, Funke
Akindele, Nse Ikpe Etim, Patoranking, Cynthia Morgan and Ras
Kimono.
Shot in Nigeria, America and Jamaica, the film focuses on
Akpos (AY) and his fiancée Bola (Funke Akindele), who travel across
the Atlantic to visit family, they unexpectedly end up on an
adventure they could never imagine.
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