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Family on Fire (2011)
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Family on Fire is a 2011 Nigerian film produced and directed by Tade Ogidan.
The film stars Saheed Balogun, Segun Arinze, Sola Fosudo and Sola Sobowale.
The film was premiered on November 4, 2011 at The Lighthouse Hall, Camberwell road, London.
Prominent actors and actress present includes; Kunle Afolayan, Richard Mofe Damijo, Ramsey Nouah, Teju Babyface, Saheed Balogun, Segun Arinze and Bimbo Akintola.
It was premiered in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria on April 2012. Notable actors in attendance were Femi Adebayo, Desmond Elliot, Yemi Shodimu and prominent Nigerians present were Molade Okoya-Thomas, a renowned Nigerian Business magnate, Abimbola Fashola and Oladipo Diya, a retired Lt. General and former Chief of the Defence Staff.
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A young man, Kunle (Saheed Balogun) commits a grievous act that leaves his family members in anguish. In Lagos, Kunle hides cocaine in his mother's (Lanre Hassan) baggage before she pays a visit to his siblings, including the eldest brother Femi (Sola Fosudo) in London. His mother narrowly escapes from the British immigration officers.Actors
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