Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story

• Stan Nze as Ahanna Okolo
• Chiwetalu Agu as Odinaka
• Osas Ighodaro as Amara
• Omotola Jalade Ekeinde as Maimuna Atafo
• Ayo Makun as Timi Phillips
• Bucci Franklin as Nzenozo
• Emeka Nwagbaraocha as Sango
• Efa Iwara as Bala
• Tobi Bakre as Ike
• Brutus Richards as Smoke
• Odera Adimorah as Egbe
• Elma Mbadiwe as Adaugo
• Rebecca Nengi Hampson as Boma George
• Norbert Young as Ali Mahmood
• Sonny McDon as Louis
• Gloria Young as Madam Ngozi Maduako
• Ejike Asiegbu as politician
• Chinyere Wilfred as Nancy

Ahanna (Stan Nze), a young gentleman who decides to rob the life he always wanted and dreamt of. So he assembles a group of men called "The Armadas" with several different skills, carrying out a series of spectacular heists. But things takes a swift u-turn and the gang suddenly find themselves with better enemies on both sides.[8]

The film project was the second directorial venture for director Ramsey Nouah after Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019).[9] This also marked the second collaboration between director Ramsey Nouah and producer Charles Okpaleke after 2019 Nigerian drama film Living in Bondage: Breaking Free. The film was made following the box office success of Living in Bondage: Breaking Free and the film was announced as modern day remake of 1995 classic film Rattlesnake.[10] The announcement regarding the film remake was revealed by the producer in March 2020.[11] It was initially speculated fo be the sequel of Rattlesnake but the film producer refused the speculations stating that it is the remake of the yesteryear film in modern day.[12]

Sonny McDon was the only cast member of the 1995 film who was retained to play the supporting role in the remake.[13] Stan Nze was played the titular role as Ahanna, the lead character which was initially played by Francis Duru in Rattlesnake.[14][15] Second runner-up of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown Nengi Rebecca Hampson also played a supporting role in the film and was her film acting debut.[16]

The first look poster of the film was unveiled by the Play Network Studios on 1 September 2020 via Instagram.[17] Most of the portions of the film were predominantly shot in Lagos, Abuja and Capetown, South Africa. The film was shot within a duration of just four week amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria.[13][5]

The music for the film is scored by Larry Gaaga.[18] A total of eight tracks were composed for the album featuring A-list Afrobeats artistes. The soundtrack album opened to extremely positive reception.[19]

The film was premiered at the FilmHouse Cinemas in Lagos on 11 November 2020 prior to the theatrical release.[20] It was theatrically released on 13 November 2020 coinciding with the nationwide End SARS protests in Nigeria against the SARS police band.[5] The film made over ₦13 million (₦13,567,700) in the opening week since its theatrical release.[21] The final cumulative stood at ₦70,381,550 at the box office.[1]

• Official trailer on YouTube