{"id":128062,"date":"2019-01-04T15:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=128062"},"modified":"2019-01-04T15:41:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T20:41:37","slug":"playing-now-on-netflix-is-genevieve-nnajis-directorial-debut-film-lionheart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/playing-now-on-netflix-is-genevieve-nnajis-directorial-debut-film-lionheart\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing Now On Netflix Is Genevieve Nnaji’s Directorial Debut Film, Lionheart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Premiering On Jan. 4 on Netflix is the drama film Lionheart, the directorial debut of Nollywood superstar Genevieve Nnaji<\/strong>. It marks their first Original Film from Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Starring Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, & Onyeka Onwenu,<\/strong> the film had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Nnaji plays Adaeze, a level-headed executive in her father\u2019s bus company, Lionheart Transport. Time and again, Adaeze has proven her keen ability to make a profit and to manage the most heated situations. But when her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu (Pete Edochie) falls ill, both she and her rival (Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu) are passed over in favour of Adaeze\u2019s less-than-suave uncle, Godswill (Nkem Owoh).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Determined to fight her way to the top, but not wanting to go against her father\u2019s wishes, Adaeze feels like the proverbial bus has left the station without her. She must quickly shift gears, however, when she and Godswill discover that Lionheart is running on fumes, financially. Together, the unlikely duo must come together to save the company and their family name.<\/p>\n

The film was written by C.J Fiery Obasi<\/strong> based on a screenplay by Ishaya Bako and Emil Garuba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n