King of Boys

2018

Crime / Drama

1
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 560 560

nigeria

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Plot summary

The story of Alhaja Eniola Salami, a businesswoman and philanthropist with a checkered past and a promising political future. As her political ambitions see her outgrowing the underworld connections responsible for her considerable wealth, she's drawn into a power struggle that threatens everything she holds dear.

Director

Kemi Adetiba Photo
Kemi Adetiba

Top cast

Shawn Faqua Photo
Shawn Faqua as Alaaru
Jide Kosoko Photo
Jide Kosoko as Alhaji Salami
Osas Ighodaro Photo
Osas Ighodaro as Sade Bello
Sola Sobowale Photo
Sola Sobowale as Eniola Salami
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1.64 GB
1280*674
English 2.0
TV-MA
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23.976 fps
3 hr 2 min
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3.36 GB
1920*1012
English 5.1
TV-MA
Subtitles us  es  fr  hu  uk  ro  
23.976 fps
3 hr 2 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Adejare B 8 / 10

King of Boys is a significant departure from

King of Boys is a significant departure from formulaic Nollywood fare — ambitious in scope, rich in performance, and unafraid to take on entrenched systems of power. Its portrayal of Lagos’s elite underbelly and the corrosive logic of influence and corruption makes it an important reference point in contemporary Nigerian cinema. At the same time, the film’s length and narrative excess occasionally dull its critical edge and diffuse its thematic focus. Moments that could have benefited from restraint or deeper subtlety instead lean into spectacle or broad dramatization.
Reviewed by oeoladitan 6 / 10

I give this a 9 for a Nigerian movie, and a 4 for an International movie. This is in some ways a compliment as one often doesn't bother to even rank a local movie using an international eye, and one doesn't bother to spend time to write a review. A great attempt by Kemi Adetiba as this movie raises the bar for other Nigerian filmmakers to do better than the typical ancestral curse movies or the numerous bland movies lacking a plot that you switch the TV to just to create background white noise when working on your computer. To be more specific, I liked: The acting especially that of Makanaki (Reminisce) and Eniola Salami (Sola Sobowale),The localized take on the GodfatherThe depiction of the relatable corruption prevalent in NigeriaThe subtle infusion of humour in Odogwu Malis (IllBliss) characterSome of the character dialogues (e.g. scenes with Eniola and Aare Akinwande, scene with )I didn't like: Poor editing. Several scenes were either overly long and seemed to be dragging e.g. some of the policeman's scenes, the Makanaki/Eniola religious prayer scenes etc, or not even required at all e.g. the Music performance near the start of the movieThe long running time (especially as it could easily have been avoided in this instance)Unnecessary wailing and screaming by some of the characters (especially Eniola Badmus, that is her acting trademark, but the director should have caught that as it was out of character for her role)The product placements were too obvious especially for BrabusSome of the Godfather comparisons were getting obvious (still liked that though)The particular scene where a particular character was shot, and we the audience was misdirected, could have been better directed. The camera angles and actors' body postures gave it away.The practical/special effects in the prison scene can be improved upon, there was no fire in the prison, minimal smoke, etc.All in, it was a great movie for a Nigerian movie and can be improved upon
Reviewed by ayokhan 7 / 10

Good movie

Good movie, would love to see a continuation of this movie.
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