''A Northern Affair'' is a 2014 Ghanaian-Nigerian romantic

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Leila Djansi Leila Afua Djansi is an American-Ghanaian filmmaker who started her film career in the Ghana film industry. Early life Leila Afua Djansi was born on 17 July.Nelmes, Jill; Selbo, Jule''Women Screenwriters: An International Guide'' Springer (20 ...

, and starring

John Dumelo John Matthew Kofi Setor Dumelo (born 3 February 1984) is a Ghanaian actor and politician. He is the Member of Parliament representing the Ayawaso West, Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. He currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Food and ...

Joselyn Dumas Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014, she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Early li ...

Kofi Adjorlolo Kofi Adjorlolo (born 14 June 1956) is a Ghanaian actor and producer. He has been nominated once for Best Actor in a Lead Role at the Ghana Movie Awards, and four times for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, at the Ghana Movie Awards, Africa Movie ...

. It won the

Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design The Africa Movie Academy Awards, Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design is an annual merit by the Africa Movie Academy Awards to reward the best art direction in a film for the year. It was introduced in 2008 as ''Achievement in Art ...

at the

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Plot

The romantic relationship between nurse Esaba Jomo (

) and Dr Manuel Quagraine (

), who work together in a clinic in a remote fishing village, is threatened when their secrets are revealed.

Cast

as ''Manuel Quagraine'' *

as ''Esaba Jomo'' *

as Mr. Jomo *Jon Germain as Mark Jomo *Randall Obeng Sakyi as Magistrate *

Eddie Coffie Eddie Cofie (1959–2015) was a Ghanaian actor, president of the Ghana Actors Guild, and also a pastor. He featured in many Ghanaian movies like Bob Smith Junior, Bob Smith's Diabolo (film), Diabolo, Dirty Tears, Sinking Sands and A Northern Affa ...

as Esaba's Attorney *Ben Torto as Architect * Beverly Afaglo as Biana *Irene Asante as Cynthia *Maame Dufie Boateng as Precious *Gifty Temeng as Aunty June * Edith Nuong Faalong as Cara

Reception

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praised the directing, production, story and originality of the film. It currently has a 46% rating on the site.

References

2014 films Ghanaian drama films 2014 romantic drama films Best Production Design Africa Movie Academy Award winners Nigerian romantic drama films 2010s English-language films English-language Ghanaian films English-language Nigerian films Films directed by Leila Djansi English-language romantic drama films {{Ghana-film-stub