Nollywood
super star actress Bimbo Akintola, actor Rykardo Agbor and others have given
their best to dish-out another blockbuster film entitled, Antique. A film from
the stables of Darasen Richards Films, Antique is set to be released this month.
Directed by Darasen Richards and DJ TEE, Antique paints the picture of a
Kingdom (Godo Kingdom) in pandemonium as the only heir to the throne lies at
death’s door. Therefore, an innocent girl must
journey to a land where mortals are forbidden, in search of an antique. But
will she return?
The
Antique is a fictional story, inspired by events of the Southern Nigeria people
in the 19th century. With a technique that combines theatrical aesthetics and
culturally derived meanings, cultivated for utilitarian purposes, this film
highlights on the characters that fought to defend its rich culture and help
build it’s kingdom.
The
picture starts with a scene of a happy and successful community as they share
their lot with one another, but there is a sudden turn of event as three
strange beings invade the kingdom in search of an antique; which has the power
to protect it’s people and sustain it’s royalty.
The
kingdom’s warriors are overpowered and the invaders take away the sacred
emblem, whereby bringing a curse on the land.
In the
second act; several decades later, the current Oba’s only son is ill and at the
point of death. As revealed by the witch doctor, the sickness is as a result of
the missing antique. Therefore, to bring the circles of deaths and famine in
the land to end, an innocent girl named Uki (Oge Indiana) is chosen to risk her
life by journeying to the land where mortals are forbidden, on a quest to find
and return the antique.
Three
special warriors, who will stop at nothing until they achieve their purpose,
accompany Uki. The journey proves to be a mission almost impossible as they
encounter sinister immortal forces, which try to stop them from reaching their
goal.
In every
twelve there is a Judas; the witch doctor with a seductress named Isoken has a
hidden agenda as anxiety back in the village unveils series of dynamics in the
running of the kingdom. Meanwhile, the return of Uki and the warriors is
uncertain.
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