Strange Ransom

The long awaited movie, produced and directed by Tai Balofin is now scheduled for premiere on Nigeria’s Independence Day, October 1st 2005 at the Helmsly Hotel on 42nd Street, Manhattan New York, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, 3rd floor, Knickerbockers D.

The premiere will be in two sessions, the first show is 4pm -6pm while the second show starts from 6pm to 8pm. A book launch, award, fashion show and party will follow immediately at Amarachi. The film will be released under the auspices of the Afro-Hollywood pictures and Newday films. The premiere will be attended by actors from Hollywood and film industry executives. The film has been in the news since the completion. For the first time the movie that brings the international community together is now ready. The film features both Hollywood and Nollywood actors, part of the Hollywood actors include, Rhonda Gooding, Cuba Gooding Jr Family, Constance Turner, Brocton Piece, Andy Frankel, Lexie Blair, Liz Muthusamy, Sarah Logunleko, Stephanie Suarez, Lisa Marie, Yasmin Wasti and Tai Balofin. Ghanaian Actors, Nana Oduro, Abeiku Acquah featured prominently

.The film features Nollywood actors which include, Prince Jide Kosoko, Toyin Adegbola, Jude Away Away, Memoud Arab, Yemi Elebuibon, Oliver Mbamara, Kelly Adams and many more. The management of Afro-Hollywood has advised the general public to book for the movie on time as the space is going fast. For more details please call 646 456 8880 for reservation. The movie will not be immediately available on DVD, but will be at the movie theatre for now. The movie will be available at the movie theaters in Hollywood, California, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, New York, New Jersey and Washington DC, More details will be announced soon.

Strange Ransom is a tale of how prejudice makes victims and instigators of us all.  Madonna  works as a bartender  in New York and eventualy settles for a Nigerian boy friend, Ebenezer .she  makes the acquaintance of African Ebenezer. At first she is attracted to Ebenezer because she is fascinated by his African background, Ebenezer slowly falls in love with her. The situation causes Ebenezers folks to exercise the same racial prejudice by which he was  victimized. Ironically, he was arrested for a case he knew nothing about.

He ignored ethnic chauvinism for a drop of love. Both Madonna and  Ebenezer buried their pasts and their prejudices to go on with their lives.

It is exciting to watch this movie. It is never boring.. It's an intellectual experience, but an emotional one. Strange Ransom is a mixed bag, but at least it's interesting and almost never boring.

A belligerent little sex farce roiling inside an otherwise inconsequential lampoon. The movie is rude and ridiculous, fearless up to a point, and breathtakingly hungry to provoke.

 

This 120-minute strange ransome unravels like a ball of yarn.

A scabrous, provocative and often funny social satire about the American dream.  Tai Balofin’s film is  fascinating.He addresses everything from corporate malfeasance to the African HIV epidemic cure and prophylactic antidotes for substance abuse, chemical dependency, and alcoholism

Strange Ransom manages to be tedious. This time, it's Tai Balofin who's doing the bamboozling