The Wedding Party
The Wedding Party is a 2016 Nigerian romantic comedy drama directed by Kemi Adetiba. It premiered on 8 September 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada and on 26 November 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. The film was released worldwide on 16 December 2016, and became the highest grossing Nigerian film; a record which was broken in 2021 by Omo Ghetto: The Saga.
Plot
During the day of the wedding between Dunni Coker a 24-year-old art gallery owner who is the only daughter of Engineer Bamidele and Mrs. Tinuade Coker, and the IT entrepreneur Dozie Onwuka, who comes from a very wealthy family. His mother, Lady Obianuju Onwuka, considers her son to be marrying beneath himself.
More details
| author | Kemi Adetiba Tosin Otudeko |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Lagos |
| director | Kemi Adetiba |
| editor | Andrew Webber |
| genre | comedy-drama saga |
| keywords | art gallery best man embarrass gallery owner morning old girlfriend older brother stag night wealthy family wedding ceremony wedding party wedding planner younger women |
| musicBy | Dr. Bayo Adepetun |
| producer | Don Omope Ijeoma Agukoronye Zulu Oyibo |
| productionCompany | EbonyLife Films FilmOne Inkblot Production Koga Studios |
| publisher | FilmOne Distributions |
| theme | romantic comedy |