Streaming giant Netflix has added another Nollywood feature, Kunle Afolayan’s latest film, Mokalik, in its catalogue as the streaming company remains committed to acquiring African content.
Afolayan disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday on the sideline of the French-Nigerian Cinema Days held from July 2-3 at the Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“I wish to inform you that Netflix has acquired Mokalik and some other of my films,” he says. However, Afolayan was reticent regarding the amount of money Netflix paid for the film. He also added that the film has not yet started streaming on the platform.
Mokalik features singer Simisola Ogunleye, better known as Simi, in her debut acting role and Big Brother Naija ex-housemate, Tobi Bakre among other actors.
Other stars in the all-Yoruba cast movie include Femi Adebayo, Ayo Adesanya, Faithia Williams and Lateef Oladimeji. Comic actors, including Wale Akorede (Okunu), Ayo Ogunshina (Papa Lolo) and Dayo Akinpelu (Alabi Yellow), also stars in the movie.
The film, written by Tunde Babalola and directed by Kunle Afolayan, is set in an automobile repair workshop (mechanic village). The plot follows the story of an 11-year-old boy, Jaiye, from the middle-class suburbs, who decides to find his path in life as an apprentice at a mechanic workshop. When his father arrives to take him home, Jaiye has to make up his mind if he wants to return to school or take on his apprenticeship full time.
“Visiting the mechanic workshop after about 15 years opened my eyes to a lot of things that I believe the world should know about our local auto car repairs industry,” Afolayan had said of the movie.
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