Freedom Way

Freedom Way (2025)

A start-up gets boycotted by unfavorable government laws, causing a ripple effect in the lives of nine individuals, setting them on a collision course. Synopsis: Faced with unfavorable laws and incessant police harassment, three young co-founders struggle to keep their startup alive. A motorcyclist faces dark times with his family after losing his livelihood. A doctor struggles with his conscience on the job while battling outdated government policies. A police pair find themselves on different sides of the law with a difficult choice to make.

Date of release
2025-07-18
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama
Director
Olalekan Afolabi

Casting

Interesting facts

Freedom Way is a 2024 Nigerian action thriller drama film written and produced by Blessing Uzzi and directed by Afolabi Olalekan in his feature film directorial debut. The film sheds light on some of the pressing issues facing Nigerians, such as rampant corruption, police brutality, political oppression, and economic insecurity and their impact on Nigerian youth. The film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section on 7 September 2024. In November the film went on to win the Special Jury Award at the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF).

Production

The film was bankrolled by Blessing Uzzi under her production banner Bluhouse Studios. The story was mostly shot and set in Lagos. The filmmakers faced a series of challenges due to budgetary constraints, reshoots and even unexpected recasting—one of the actors signed to the project backed out fearful that his aspirations for a future political career would be hampered due to the film's politically sensitive subject matter.

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