Hire a Woman (film)
2019 Nollywood film
Hire a Woman is a 2019 Nigerian romantic comedy film produced by Chinneylove Eze and directed by Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi, and starring Uzor Arukwe, Nancy Isime, and Alexx Ekubo. It was a box office success, the highest grossing Nigerian film in March 2019.
Plot summary
Jide is invited to a reunion with his friends from university. To make his ex-girlfriend jealous and with the connivance of other female friends, he hires his best friend, Teni, to pose as his girlfriend. The ruse backfires and leads to them falling in love.
Cast
Uzor Arukwe as Jide
Nancy Isime as Teni
Belinda Effah as Zainab
Alexx Ekubo as Emeka
Ifu Enadda as Jane
Mike Godson as Nat
Erica Nlewedim as Nifemi
Uche Nwaefuna as Toyosi
Taiwo Hassan as Resort Bar Attendant
Bamike Olawunmi as Toyosi
Production
Hire a Woman followed 2017's Hire a Man, also produced by Eze and also starring Isime; Eze said that it was not a sequel, but centred around friendship, whereas the earlier film centred around family. Shooting took place at Whispering Palms Resort in Badagry.
Reception
Released nationwide on 29 March 2019, the film was a box office success, grossing ₦20.8 million and achieving the month's highest box-office take among Nigerian films and third highest of all films in Nigerian theatres.
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