Invasion 1897 (2014)
The Deposition of the Last King of Africa
Igie Ehanire a research student on African Art history gets touched, he gets more perturbed about the injustice of the British invasion of Benin.
- Date of release
- 2014-01-01
- TMDB
- 3.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- History
- Director
- Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Casting
- Rudolph Walker
- Mike Omoregbee — Oba Ovonramwen
- Charles Venn — Igie
- Paul Obazele
- Segun Arinze
- Annika Álofti — Chloe
- Idiata Otiagbe
- Charles Inojie
- Hannah Felstead
- Nosa Ehimwem
- Murtaza Arif — Journalist
- James Pimenta — Journalist
Interesting facts
Invasion 1897 is a 2014 Nigerian epic historical film produced and directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun. It stars Segun Arinze, Paul Obazele and Charles Inojie. Released in 2014, the film re-enacts the historical events that culminated in the February 1897 invasion, destruction and looting of the ancient Kingdom of Benin; and the deposition and exile of its once powerful king.
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