The Legend of Inikpi

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The Legend of Inikpi
Movie poster for The Legend of Inikpi.jpg
Directed byFrank Rajah Arase
Produced byMercy Johnson
StarringNancy Ameh
Mercy Johnson
Paul Obazele
Production
company
Wale Adenuga Productions
Distributed bySilverbird Film Distribution
Release date
  • 19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦29.9million[1]

The Legend of Inikpi is a 2020 Nigerian epic drama film directed by Frank Rajah Arase.[2] The film stars Nancy Ameh in the titular role. The film marks debut as a film producer for veteran actress Mercy Johnson.[3][4][5] Set in ancient kingdoms of Igala and Benin and the plot revolves around the tale of two kingdoms who are on the verge/brink of war.[6][7] The film was premiered on 19 January 2020 and had its theatrical release on 24 January 2020 in Nigeria and Ghana.[8][9] It was opened to positive reviews and became a box office success. It became the highest grossing epic historical film in Nollywood industry grossing over 20 million, surpassing the previous record set by 2016 film Ayamma.[10]

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  1. ^ "TTop 20 films of 2020". Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria.
  2. ^ "Mercy Johnson to release movie 'Legend of Inikpi' on Jan. 24". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. ^ "Mercy Johnson releases trailer for "The Legend of Inikpi," movie to hit cinemas nationwide on January 24". Pulse Nigeria. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. ^ editor (2020-01-04). "Mercy Johnson's 'Legend of Inikpi'". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-05-06. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Mercy Johnson releases teaser for 1st feature film as producer titled "The Legend of Inikpi"". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  6. ^ "The Legend of Inikpi – Silverbird Film Distribution". Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  7. ^ "Mercy Johnson releases trailer for The Legend of Inikpi". The Sun Nigeria. 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  8. ^ "The Legend Of Inikpi set to hit cinemas". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  9. ^ Nnah, Mary (2020-01-10). "Nigeria: Mercy Johnson's 'The Legend of Inikpi' to Hit Cinemas January 24". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  10. ^ "Mercy Johnson's The Legend of Inikpi becomes Nollywood's highest grossing epic film -". The Eagle Online. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-05-06.


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