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Oloture examines the coercion of women into sex trafficking networks, claims victim could be literate or illiterate ,prostitute or not once they get caught in the web it could hold on to them prodded by an ineffective/indifferent "system".

Firstly,l think going undercover as a prostitute is ridiculous ,even worse, the character does not understand the implication of being undercover as a prostitute. She is willfully undercover as a prostitute but panics every time she has to actually prostitute, seemed illogical.

The orgy-like scene should have been cut out(if you can't do it right leave it out),the toilet rendezvous with the chief(where he gets beat up) was def unnecessary too, why does the guy have to be in love with the girl ? Clicheeeee

Sharon Ooja (Oloture) brings her expert acting skills into this one, alongside supporting actress Omowunmi Dada (Linda) who also did a great job. Even though it's not based on true life story, the movie centers around things that happen in our world and gets almost unspoken of daily. Here, the director Kenneth Gyang doesn't care about personal feelings, but goes straight to give us a raw and unblemished look into this brutal ordeal on human trafficking, while still leaving room for lots of emotions. Pure art and a good premise, as most movies should be. The summary is these things happen and even if it sucks, that's how life is, this film shows us just that! My ratings may seem harsh, because I found some terrible plot holes, which would be spoiling it if I discussed them, but I think by international standards, the rating is fine. It's a quality movie, watch it with an open mind.

Nollywood has seen large improvements in recent years, particularly those that deal with serious issues & Oloture is definitely another step in the right direction. Human trafficking & forced prostitution is a big, widespread issue in Nigeria & the film has no qualms about depicting just how brutal & cruel that world can be. The overarching story I felt was good & contrary to what I've read in some reviews I actually thought the ending was great. The real-life stories of women who are subjected to this sadly very rarely have happy endings so why would a movie that strives to depict & bring awareness to this issue?

Nollywood has a long standing & firmly established tradition of overacting (those of us who remember Nigerian films from the 90s/early 2000s know this very well) & it is something that has not yet been completely rooted out. As a result some of the performances here are very inconsistent. As many have pointed out the protagonist acting shocked that she is expected to do what prostitutes do when she voluntarily went undercover is a bit strange, as is the fact that she is always so surprised by the horrors she witnesses. I mean she is a native Nigerian, not an American tourist, she must have had some clue about the awful things these ladies have to endure.

Overall I thought this was a good & moving film. Good production value & though inconsistent at times there are also some really good performances by certain actors here. If Nollywood continues to evolve in this direction there is great hope for the future of African cinema & I'm glad we are starting to see more of these movies that depict & tackle serious subjects come out. Well worth a watch if you ask me.

LACKED INDEPTH 4/10: except this movie was based exactly on a true-life story, if no? here's my take: The movie is a typical cliche Nigerian movie. 'the characters/roles were projected with shallowness' Ehi, an undercover prostitute, seems to 'chicken out' when it's time to act her role but after the incident with sir Philips, she carried her two legs to go to Europe in a space of weeks. Really? When they just needed to burst the trafficker's activity. The movie is a kind that should give insight, spark discussions, give lessons on how to handle oneself in life/critical situations ;but just like many Nigerian movies...nothing really like that, for instance - after the situation with sir Philips and Ehi went to the hospital, they should have been able to get semen sample from ehi to indict/prosecute sir Philips ,they can even include that she lost the case or she went to women affairs and the case was taken up, but there was nothing like that , typical Nigerian movie(they don't teach people sense). The character building was poor, so no emotional attachment. This movie should be a sensitive one that should put people on edge for solid 120mins if they've put it together well enough but it's was just another 'Eeyah movie' (it's a pity) So there was not one single police dept/officer they (journalist) could work with? From the entire NPF in Lagos? In 2020? Really? So no other security agency - private/local/traditional in Lagos? Just the way nollywood won't consult with doctors while writing a script, its likely they didn't consult with the police/security Dept. Nigeria movie will show a Doctor tell a patient that their heart ,kidneys ,liver are failing and the person even need kidney transplant and that same patient/person would have the strength to jump up and be shouting 'Ewo' ,like really? Someone's systems are shutting down and the person still have so much strength. So as a journalist he couldn't even influence the NPF in 2020. That means the rest of the populace is DOOMED. So according to the movie Ehi was a novice, doesn't mean the person she was working with was too. So, her boss placed her in that type of situation without an emergency escape plan? it's like they don't even understand the in-depth of prostitution and human trafficking. Nollywood should stop feeding us breast milk instead of party jollof with moi-moi and nkwobi to step down. The rescue attempt was poor, the regular police coming at the last minute that Nollywood has been feeding us for ages, no gun battle . imagine a gun battle with the traffickers and still losing the girls or some of them. No attempt in communicating with the border in 2020? Really? I wasn't expecting a happy ending; ending was ok. 'So much to deliver yet they just blew the dust and a fair attempt to scratch the surface' . Movies should be able to balance, what is, what's not and what ought to be. Thanks.

This film is well intended and tries to go in depth on the issue, but sadly the filmmaking is so incompetent that it takes any emotional impact away.

Lots of people have been bigging up this Nigerian movie on social media so I decided to give it a go and watch it recently. What a terrible waste of almost 2hrs of my life. Where do I start the review from? Acting? Poor. Storyline? Probably passable. Sequence of events? Terrible. Script? Laughable. Ending? I don't know if that is Nollywood's idea of a cliffhanger ending, one without a story conclusion. Making us look forward to "Part 2"? God forbid. I thought quality of movies being churned out in Nollywood has gone up but this just confirms that there is a very long way to go.

The movie was quite painful to watch and seemed to have been created mainly to shake the viewers with shock factors. The script is hollow and the acting over-the-top. The story loosely makes sense and attempts to tug at your heart strings. Oh! look how these girls are abused by pimps and politicians. They want to escape, but even then there is a price to pay. But the execution is so sloppy, you wish the movie was no longer than a trailer. The ending is downright comical and not worth waiting until.

With a abrubt ending it destroyed the whole movie. Maybe the money were used up, i don't know. Could have been so good but nooo!!

Oloture is an excellent movie that provides a much needed view into human trafficking in Nigeria. Its graphic point of view shots really put you in the seat of women being trafficked.

Playwriting is not for everyone, this movie wasn't supposed to end there are you trynna say.. perpetrators are gonna go away with crime? Poor storyline they were supposed to be apprehended.. 👎

This movie, has really showed a deep side of the struggles of the people we often ignore. Easy to see a person to judge, but when stories like these are told you start to look at everyone with a different lens. The ending, though abrupt keeps you in a limbo and holds you in a powerful suspense pondering on what you just witnessed.

A win for Mo Abudu and Director, Gyang

A true story of Human trafficking. This is told just as it is. Wow. Why is this movie rated 5? It's a 10/10. This is excellent. Oluture is just perfect.

Oloture is raw and pure art ... excellent production excellent acting by the entire cast Sharon Ooja was simply amazing . Oloture is a must watch

I've watched a lot of Nigerian films. The quality can vary in terms of storyline, cinematography, actual acting, sound quality. This film broke the mould in all those respects. It's also a harsh intro to the forces which lead to human trafficking, modern slavery and all the horrors of modern W Africa and elsewhere that can't be ignored There is a caveat....there are some scenes which I had to skip through.But it's great to see 'Nollywood' at its best I retract that. This isn't 'Nollywood'. It's world cinema from W Africa and deserves recognition for being up there with some of the best films of the year worldwide from anywhere.

This is my 3rd Nollywood movie and I am shocked. Really true, disturbing, unsettling. Some people are writting comments about the ending the cinematography etc, what did you expect? These real life subjects do not have a happy ending and no script. If you wish to see something easy and comforting you should look somewhere else.....

There were no words minced and no truth, decorated falsely. This teaches a whole lot of message and exposure to the human trafficking world! Plus Sharon Ooja is such an exceptional actress.