| The Lost Café | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kenneth Gyang |
| Written by | Ifesinachi Okoli-Okpagu Regina Idu Udalor |
| Story by | Emil Garuba |
| Produced by | Regina Idu Udalor |
| Starring | Tunde Aladese Anders Lidin Hansen Jenny Bonden Tayo Citadel Anita Daniels |
| Cinematography | Baba Agba Ifeanyi Iloduba |
| Edited by | Johnson E. Awolola |
Production companies | Cinema Kpatakpata New Dawn Entertainment Peridot Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Juno Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Nigeria Norway |
| Languages | English Norwegian |
The Lost Café is a 2018 Nigerian drama film directed by Kenneth Gyang and produced by Regina Idu Udalor. The film stars Tunde Aladese and Anders Lidin Hansen with Jenny Bonden, Tayo Citadel, and Anita Daniels in supporting roles. The film tells the story about a Nigerian graduate student who moved to Norway to study to become a film director, where she met an elderly man with secrets.
The film was released through Netflix on 31 July 2020 which is the Netflix debut for Regina Udalor. The film received mostly positive critics acclaim and screened worldwide. In 2018 at the Africa Movie Academy Awards, the film was nominated for seven awards: Achievement in Screenplay, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Director, Best Film, Best Nigerian Film, Achievement in Cinematography and Achievement in Sound.
Cast
- Tunde Aladese as Ose
- Anders Lidin Hansen as Eirik
- Jenny Bonden as Sunniva
- Tayo Citadel as Young Thorkell
- Anita Daniels as Dora
- Silje Drengsrud as Lene
- Belinda Effah as Efe
- Ingrid Lill Høgtun as Sunniva's Mother
- Torbjørn Jensen as Coffee Shop Owner / Librarian
- Terje Bruun Lien as Old Man Thorkell (as Terje Lien)
- Marianne Lindbeck as Young Thorkell's Girlfriend
- Anne Njemanze as Ose's Mother
- Carla Nyquist as Lecturer
- Thorkell August Ottarsson as Hod
- Omatta Udalor as Hakeem
References
- ^ "Photos From "The Lost Cafe" Movie Screening". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The Lost Café". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ Filmstarts. "The Lost Café" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The Lost Café: Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ BellaNaija.com (2021-07-31). "Nigerian-Norwegian film "The Lost Café" is Now on Netflix". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ Esene, Isime (2017-01-25). "The Film Blog: We don't know how we feel about Kenneth Gyang's 'The Lost Café' » YNaija". YNaija. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "Nigeria-Norway Co-production 'The Lost Café' Comes to Netflix". THISDAYLIVE. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "The Lost Café (2018) awards & festivals on MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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