Love Jacked

Love Jacked is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Alfons Adetuyi and released in 2018.[1] The film was shot primarily in Hamilton, Ontario, with some location shooting in Cape Town, South Africa.[2]

Love Jacked
Film poster
Directed byAlfons Adetuyi
Written byRobert Adetuyi
Linda Eskeland
StarringAmber Stevens West
Shamier Anderson
Keith David
Lyriq Bent
Music bySteve London
CinematographyLance Gewer
Edited byLisa di Michele
Production
company
Inner City Films
Release date
  • February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film stars Amber Stevens West as Maya, a young woman on a trip to South Africa. While there she enters a whirlwind romance with Mtumbie (Demetrius Grosse), but shortly before returning home she breaks off their engagement when she catches him with another woman. To protect herself from the disapproval of her father (Keith David), she enlists Malcolm (Shamier Anderson), a Canadian hustler on the run from his vengeful partner in crime Tyrell (Lyriq Bent), to impersonate Mtumbie.[3] The film's cast also includes Mike Epps, Marla Gibbs, Nicole Lyn and Kim Roberts.

Awards and nominations

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Hair (Renée Chan) at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.

References

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