''Soole'' (English translation: Cheap Ride) is a 2021 Nigerian-comedy film produced by

Adunni Ade Adunni Ade is a Nigerian Americans, Nigerian American actress and model. She was born on the 7th of June 1986 in Queens, Queens, New York to a German American mother and a Nigerian father from Lagos. Early life and education Adunni Ade was b ...

, a Lou-Ellen Clara Company Limited distributed by FilmOne entertainment, and directed by

Kayode Kasum Kayode Kasum (born 2 February 1992) is a Nigerian film director and producer. He is credited with directing one of Nigeria’s highest-grossing films and the country's first live-action animated film. Early life and education Kasum was born ...

. The film is Adunni Ade's debut production and stars

Sola Sobowale Sola Sobowale (born 26 December 1965) is a Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Sola Sobowale had her big break in 2001, in the premiere of Nigeria's popular television drama series Super Story: ''Oh Father, O ...

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, Bukunmi Oluwasina,

Eso Dike Okolocha Esowese Dike professionally known as Eso Dike is a Nigerian actor, musician, television personality, lawyer and media entrepreneur. He is known for his role as Tsola in '' The Smart Money Woman'' (2020), Leye in Ndani TV's ''Game On'', ...

, Teniola Aladese, Saidi Balogun amongst others. The film premiered on the 21 November 2021 and hit cinemas nationwide on 26 November 2021.

Selected cast

as Sister Veronica *

as Julius * Teniola Aladese as Clara *

as Ifebuchi *

as Justina *

as Ifeoma * Bukunmi Oluwasina * Saidi Balogun * Mike Afolarin as Maxwell * Busola Akeeb as Nneka * Shawn Faqua as Driver * Ikponmwosa Gold as Pastor Oko * Odera Olivia Orji as Anwuli *

as Innocent

Synopsis

Soole is the story of a Catholic nun named Veronica played by

who travels from Lagos to Enugu after failing to fund an orphanage home. In her journey to Enugu, she opted for a cheap option ride popularly called 'Soole' where she met different commuters like herself. The journey from Lagos to Enugu featured a lot of drama including an armed robbery attack on their way to Enugu.

Premiere

The premiere took place at the Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX

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in Lagos on the 21st, of November 2021. The event featured several celebrities including those that didn't appear in the movie, some of the celebrities present were

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and a host of others.

Nomination and recognition

was nominated for his role in the Soole movie under the category for Best actor in a comedy (Movie/TV series) at the

2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards The 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards held on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. It was set an 8-day event which started on Saturday, 7 May 2022, unlike previous 1 day events. The nominees were revealed by actors Ade ...

References

2021 comedy films 2021 films English-language Nigerian films Nigerian comedy films 2020s English-language films Films set in Nigeria {{Nigeria-film-stub