The Fire and the Moth (2025)
They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
Violence and mayhem ensue after a smuggler escapes with a rare Ife bronze head into a gritty western Nigerian town.
- Date of release
- 2025-05-16
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Taiwo Egunjobi
Casting
- Tayo Faniran — Saba
- Jimmy Jean-Louis — Contractor
- Ini Dima-Okojie — Abike
- Amanda Ugoh — Arike
- Olarotimi Fakunle — Opa Stephens
- William Benson — Teriba Bello
- Kuchi Chris — Queen
- Olufemi Samuel Ademiluyi — Oga Ibrahim
- Dami Deremi — Akinloye
- Olatubosun Odunsi — Saba's Father
- Keppy Ekpenyong-Bassey — Alimi Tanko
- Ronya Man — Lisa Brennan
Interesting facts
The Fire and the Moth is a 2025 Nigerian film directed by Nigerian author Taiwo Egunjobi, written by Isaac Ayodeji, and produced by Emiola Fagbenle. It was produced by Nemsia Studios, co‑produced with Sable Productions, and distributed internationally via Amazon Prime Video, debuting on 3 June 2025.
Production
The film was produced by Nemsia Studios in collaboration with Sable Productions. Nemsia Studios is known for works such as Before 30 (2015), Banana Island Ghost (2017), God Calling (2018), Breath of Life (2023), and Suky (2025).
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