(5): Kannywood Movie Review: Namijin Kishi
This review competed for a Kannywood movie review competition organised by Dr. Muhsin Ibrahim, the famous accademic who has arts and performing theatre as area of expertise, a consistent critic of the mentioned movie industry, and the author of the book: Kannywood; the overlooked Hausa film Industry, and won a third place position. Production: Kumo Productions. Producer: Yakubu M. Kumo Director: Ali Gumzak Release Year: 2019 Cast: Sadiƙ Sani Sadiƙ, Hafsat Idrees, Ali Nuhu, Shehu Hassan Kano, Alhassan Ƙwalle and others. As several northern Nigerian societies cry of pressing marital problems, an Ali Gumzak-directed film, Namijin Kishi arrives with an exaggerated elucidation of such a marriage. It exposes one of the countless causes of marital disputes. Gumzak's signature is all over it: direct and straight to the point rendition, keeping watchers focused and on the same page. Quite usual of this director, the film’s plot was uninterrupted by the often mundane Indi...