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Official Photos: Dakore Akande, Omoni Oboli, Ireti Doyle, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Mo Abudu, Wale Ojo, Biyi Bandele & More at the ‘FIFTY’ BFI London Premiere!

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The highly anticipated movie – ‘FIFTY‘ by EbonyLife Films had its BFI London Film Festival premiere on Saturday 17th October 2015, and the cast – Dakore Akande, Iretiola Doyle, Wale Ojo, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Omoni Oboli as well as EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu and Director, Biyi Bandele were in attendance. See first photos here.

The sold out movie premiere had loads to offer – an opening of the red carpet with the famous UK-based Talking Drummers, a live screening of the movie, as well as an after party. It also marked the first African-style film premiere in London and witnessed a large group of spectators during the screening.

The day began for the ladies at their hotel – the St. Martins Hotel where they prepared to get picked up by a car from the Film Festival, and took selfies.

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Mo Abudu

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Dakore Akande

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Ireti Doyle, Dakore Akande, Nse Ikpe-Etim & Omoni Oboli

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Next up was the red carpet. The ladies were met on the red carpet by the Talking Drummers. After dancing, they rook photos by the wall and headed in for a brief press screening. Then it was time for the screening!

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The Talking Drummers

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Ireti Doyle, Omoni Oboli, Mo Abudu, Biyi Bandele, Dakore Akande & Nse Ikpe-Etim

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Wale Ojo

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The Screening

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After the screening was the after party! Guests and the cast and crew got together to celebrate the successful movie. In continuance of its world-wide acclaim and overwhelming appreciation, FIFTY thrilled a grateful festival audience and enjoyed a rapturous and unending standing ovation.

The movie is set for release nationwide on the 18th of December, 2015.

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The next day, the cast premiered the movie at The Ritzy.

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Go out and support this African movie-magical experience wherever you are in the world as Fifty also enjoys worldwide distribution via Netflix to 65 million homes globally.

Photo Credits: Micheal Tubes/ Daniel Sync/ Sleek
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