By Damiete Braide
Rape as a theme is not new in the film industry, especially in Nollywood. Many producers have explored these realities in their plots all the time.
Aisre Pictures, in conjunction with Megalectrics Ltd (Operators of Classic FM 97.3 & The Beat 99.9FM) recently held a sneak preview of a new movie, Unforgivable, to selected journalists in Lagos.
Artistes who featured in the film include Theo Lawson, Timini Egbuson, Nancy Isime, Jude Orhorha, Victor Eriabie, Mercy Isoyip, Anthonia Okojie, Emeka Okoye and Kokoette Omoinyang, Ijeoma Richards, Joseph.
Others are Momodu, Aaron Sunday & Moses Nwosu , Osasu Esemuede, Linda Igwe & Alloysius Onyejegbu among others.
Unforgivable is a film filled with comedy, suspense and will keep cinema lovers glued to their seats.
Osezuah Elimihe, producer and director of the movie, said, “I love to do what I love to do and to give back to the society that has given so much to me as a child. Also, I want to give my fans and theatre goers something to enjoy at some point in the cinema span of the movie.
Elimihe added, “We have heard stories of rape happen in the society and we have seen movies or documentaries done on rape but I thought that what if we look at every perspective of rape without having to take one side. What if we can look at rape with every perspective of fun, not that is fun but put a little bit of fun so that people can have enough to seat and watch the movie and get the message.
Elimihe emphasised that lessons from the had to do with when the whole world turns their back on you, you don’t have to turn your back on yourself and “when everybody is moving towards one direction, don’t be tempted to move towards that same direction. Rather, use your brain, think before you follow because Unforgivable is a movie that looks at an event from a different perspective.”
Benjamin Okoh, a representative of Classic FM, said, “We understand that society evolves, and things happen, and we decided to bring up one of the major things that happens in the society. It is not to look at it from the usual way that it is done but to bring it differently so that society can look at it from a different point of view.
“Rape is a sensitive issue in the society, especially as it concerns women, though am not saying that men don’t get raped but we have more women that get raped. For us, we are bringing that again to the fore just to show that rape is still with us and we must deal with it.”
Ijeoma Richard, who played the role of the judge in movie, said “Unforgivable is a movie about rape and the spotlight is usually on the victim, and there are men who have been wrongly accused of rape. This movie spotlights that, and I think that this is good.”
Regina Okeke, a cast member, who played the role of a reporters in the movie, said, “One of the lessons in the movie is that people should learn to stop judging a book by its cover, everybody thought Odafe, who is a spoilt child, probably raped the lady but in actual fact, he did not rape her.
“The film will make people think a lot about the way people are treated, especially their financial status and it will make people stop the way they judge people.”