LATEST MOVIES THIS WEEK

Child 44

Based on the first of a trilogy by Tom Rob Smith and set in the Stalin era of the Soviet Union. The plot is about an idealistic pro-Stalin security officer who decides to investigate a series of child murders in a country where supposedly this sort of crime doesn’t exist. The state would not hear of the existence of a child murderer let alone a serial killer. He gets demoted and exiled but decides, with just the help of his wife, to continue pursuing the case.
Runtime: 2 hr 17 min Rated: R Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: Xavier Atkins, Mark Lewis Jones, Tom Hardy, Joel Kinnaman
Directed By: Daniel Espinosa
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The Gunman

Synopsis: A sniper on a mercenary assassination team, working for an unknown client, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier’s (Sean Penn’s) successful kill shot forces him to go into hiding to protect himself and the members of the team from retribution. This includes abruptly abandoning his girlfriend who has no idea what is going on. The assassination, paid for by a foreign mining company, triggers wide spread chaos and death in an already inflamed Congo. Terrier returns to the Congo years later working for an NGO, but eventually finds himself to be the target of a paid hit squad somehow connected to the ministers assassination. This leads to immediate deaths and the endangerment of the people working around him, and forces him back into hiding.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 min Rated: R Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Cast: Sean Penn, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone
Directed By: Pierre Morel
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Iyore

Synopsis: Iyore tells the story of a life after life…circle that we live not remembering who we were in the world before it is a mystical tale set around the ancient city of Benin kingdom in Edo state of Nigeria.The epic feature is a mixture of historical fact and fiction, it explore a tragic love story centered on the rich culture of colonial Benin to the present day while exploring the supernatural idea of reincarnation.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 min Rated: R 15 Genre: Drama
Cast: Rita Dominic, Joseph Benjamin, Okawa Shaznay, Paul Obazele, Yemi Blaq, Bukky Wright
Directed By: Frank Rajah Arase
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Thy Will Be Done

Pius (Ramsey Noah) is a happily married pastor in charge of a large church in Lagos, Nigeria. But when his first wife (Mary Njoku) that he buried 7 years ago suddenly shows up, his world is thrown into turmoil. His present wife (Mercy Johnson-Okojie) tries to fight her corner but Pius has a choice to make…between his calling and his wives; between old sins and new loyalties; between taking firm action and surrendering to God’s will.Weakened by guilt and overwhelmed by sensational revelations, nothing would have prepared Pius for how rapidly things would descend into violent chaos…for hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Runtime: 1 hr 26 min Rated: PG-13
Cast: Ramsey Noah, Mercy Johnson Okojie and Mary Njoku, Jide Kosoko
Directed By: Obi Emelonye