Kunle Afolayan, Kate Henshaw, Olu Jacobs attend premiere of psychological thriller

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May 6, 2017 2:50 PM

Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Olu Jacobs attend premiere of Kunle Afolayan's psychological thriller "Roti."

Kunle Afolayans "Roti" has made its debut as part of the Lagos at 50 celebration.

A collaboration between African Magic films and Golden Effects Pictures, the psychological thriller premiered on Firday, May 5, 2017, at IMAX Cinema, Lekki.

The premiere was attended by Lagos state commissioner for information, Steve Ayorinde, Joke Silva, Olu Jacobs, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Faithia Balogun, Kunle Afolayan, Ayo Adesanya, Tunde Kelani among others.

The movie tells the story of how, years after a couple loses their son called Roti to a brief illness, the wife sees a boy called Juwon who is an exact replica of her dead son.

After discovering that Juwon is not a reincarnation of Roti, she is washed anew by grief and soon descends into depression and consequent hysteria.

Synopsis

The psychological limits and endurance of a couple are stretched after the wife, Diane, suddenly sees an exact replica of her dead son (five years after his death), walking leisurely home from a different school and living an entirely different life.

The emotional ramifications of this experience becomes near damning.

"Roti" features Kate Henshaw, Kunle Afolayan, Toyin Oshinaike, Fathia Balogun and Darimisire Afolayan.

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