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Genevieve Nnaji - Lionheart.

Directed by Genevieve Nnaji

Produced by Chinny Onwugbenu

Written by

Genevieve Nnaji

• Chinny Onwugbenu

• C. J. Obasi

• Ishaya Bako

• Emil Garuba

Cast

• Genevieve Nnaji as Adaeze Obiagu, daughter of Chief Ernest Obiagu; Director of Logistics and Operations at the Lionheart company.

• Nkem Owoh as Chief Godswill Obiagu, younger brother to Chief Ernest Obiagu; new head of the Lionheart company. He is also the Managing Director of the Owerri headquarters of the company.

• Pete Edochie as Chief Ernest Obiagu, owner of Lionheart company and father to Adaeze & Obiora; husband to Abigail Obiagu.

• Onyeka Onwenu as Abigail Obiagu, mother of Adaeze and Obiora, wife of Chief Ernest Obiagu

• Kanayo O. Kanayo as Igwe Pascal, owner of IG Motors, who wants to buy Lionheart company

• Kalu Ikeagwu as Samuel Akah, director of Engineering Services at Lionheart company, who connives with Igwe Pascal to take over the company.

• Jemima Osunde as Onyinye, personal assistant to Adaeze Obiagu

• Sani Muazu as Alhaji Danladi Maikano

• Chibuzor Azubuike (also known as Phyno) as Obiora Obiagu, brother to Adaeze Obiagu; up-and-coming musician.

• Ngozi Ezeonu as Chioma Obiagu, wife of Godswill Obiagu

• Yakubu Mohammed as Hamza Maikano

• Peter Okoye as Arinze

• Chika Okpala as member of the board of directors of Lionheart

Lionheart tells the story of Adaeze Obiagu (portrayed by Nnaji), who wants to substitute for her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu (Pete Edochie), when he can no longer run his company due to health issues. Her father, however, asks his brother Godswill (Nkem Owoh) to take his place, and Godswill and Adaeze have to work together to save the company from debt as well as a threatened takeover by businessman Igwe Pascal (Kanayo O. Kanayo).

Release date

• 7 September 2018(Toronto International Film Festival)

• 4 January 2019