Burna Boy veers into filmmaking, set to debut as producer in new movie

Grammy award-winning Nigerian musician Damini Ogulu, popularly known in music circles as Burna Boy, has ventured into the world of make-believe with the production of a movie titled ‘3 Cold Dishes’ which tackles s3x trafficking.

Burna Boy will executive produce Black Mic Mac’s forthcoming thriller, “3 Cold Dishes,” according to the content organization, which specializes in film and TV material by African and Middle Eastern artists and producers.

“3 Cold Dishes,” a film by Tomi Adesina and directed by Asurf Oluseyi, is set in the countries of Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and the Republic of Benin. Three teenage victims of sex trafficking are followed in the movie as they plan their retaliation thirteen years after they first met.

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Speaking with Variety, Oluseyi called the film “an African cinematic journey like no other” and “the biggest pan-African film yet.”

“This film is a testament to the strength and resilience of its characters, and it took us blood and sweat to get it to this stage,” he said.

Star-studded cast members of the movie include Brutus Richards, Wale Ojo, Osas Ighodaro, Femi Jacobs, Ruby Akubueze, and a few Ivorian and Senegalese actors.

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