Two Brides and a Baby

Two Brides and a Baby is a 2011 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Teco Benson and starring Keira Hewatch, Kalu Ikeagwu, OC Ukeje, Chelsea Eze, Stella Damasus-Aboderin and Okey Uzoeshi. It premiered on 17 November 2011. It received awards and nominations at Africa Movie Academy Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards and Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

Plot

Keche and Bankole believe that their relationship is divinely ordained. They plan on having an amazing wedding ceremony and believe their marriage will stand the test of time. An unexpected event gets uncovered that tests how much they are really willing to sacrifice for their union to work out.

Cast

OC Ukeje as Kole Badmus
Keira Hewatch as Keche
Stella Damasus-Aboderin as Ama
Kalu Ikeagwu as Deji
Okey Uzoeshi as Maye
Chelsea Eze as Ugo
Kehinde Bankole as Pewa
Blessing Effiom as Ene
Claret Onukogu as Omo
Tunbosun Aiyedehin as Enehi
Tana Adelana as Ify
Cassandra Odita as Mrs. Badmus
Big Freddy Fred as Mr. Badmus
Emeka Nwokolo as Pastor
Michelle Egbe as Little Bride
Chinedu Ezeoma as Little Groom

Reception

The film has a 43% rating on Nollywood Reinvented with a conclusion that "...it’s quite the placid movie, it’s not emotionally moving in any way. However, if you look at it at some kind of foundation of what we hope for in Nollywood productions then it makes the movie that much more appealing." YNaija praised the film and concluded that "the film more admired than loved. It shows that with the right hands, Nollywood can make a decent movie, and this is a decent film indeed." It however singled out the yoruba performance of Deji as the only negative in the film. Amarachukwu Iwuala of Entertainment Express was very critical of the directing and felt that attention was not properly given to many important details of the film. Dami Elebe of Connect Nigeria praised the plot, acting and production but felt that the editing and directing should have been better.