Kada River


Kada River is a 2017 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Toka McBaror who also co-produced it alongside Forinclay Ejeh with executive produced by Olakunle Churchill. The film features Nollywood actors and actress such as Joke Silva, Keppy Ekpenyong, Rachel Oniga and Bayray McNwizu.
Others notable cast members include ex-housemate in Big Brother Naija 2017 - TBoss, Ghanaian actress - Fella Makafui, Chris Okagbue, James Blessing, Rakiya Attah and Oluchi Madubuko. The film is an epic portraying the crises afflicting Kaduna State, with the title being another name for the Kaduna River.

Plot

The film portrays the ancient rivalry between the Boduas and the Shawlains, which has graduated into a tense and bloody unrest. Amidst this turmoil two young lovers, Jerome and Nadia, struggle transform the intense hate nurtured between their ethnic groups.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Kafanchan and Kagoro, the locations where the real life events occurred on February 21, 2000 as narrated from the director's perspective. Its production was sponsored by the Big Church Foundation.

Release

The film premiered alongside nine other films at the Nollywood Travel Film Festival, held at the University of Toronto auditorium, Toronto, Canada. It was the opening film at the inaugural edition of the event which took place at Imagine Cinemas and the National Event Center in Toronto between from September 12 to September 16, 2017.