Other actors in the film are Chidi Mokeme, Sam Dede, Segilola Ogidan, Norbert Young, Edmund Enabe and Francis Onwochei.
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The Man Died is a prose account of Wole Soyinka’s arrest and 22-month imprisonment as a political prisoner. It is also a poignant reflection on the Nigerian Civil War .Awam Amkpa, the film’s director, a respected playwright and professor of drama, film, and social and cultural analysis at New York University in Abu Dhabi, is in charge of bringing this iconic piece to life.
The film was written by Bode Asiyanbu and produced by Femi Odugbemi and is set for release on Soyinka’s 90th birthday in July 2024.The Man Died marks the fifth time a literary work by Soyinka has been adapted for the big screen.
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