Tempting Fate (2015 film)

Tempting Fate is a 2015 Nigerian American film written, directed and produced by Kevin Nwankwor.[3] The film stars Ramsey Nouah, Dan Davies and John Vogel. It first premiered at the 2015 Pan African Film Festival and also at the USA Indie Fest.[4]

Tempting Fate
Theatrical poster
Directed byKevin Nwankwor
Produced byKevin Nwankwor
Emmanuel Ojeah
Unoma Nwankwor
StarringRamsey Nouah
Andrew Onochie
Tiffany Denise Turner
Dan Davies
John Vogel
Music byPedro Gonzalez Arbona
CinematographySulekh Suman
Edited byAashish Mayour
Production
company
KevStel Group Productions
Distributed bySilverbird Film Distributions
Release date
Running time
115 minutes
CountryNigeria
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦15,000,000[2]

Cast and synopsis
Actor Role
Ramsey Nouah Ugo Okoye
Andrew Onochie Edu Okoye
Dan Davies Scorpion
John J Vogel Detective Travis
Tiffany Denise Turnerr Tracey
Diana Lu Detective Lee
Nicholas Alexander Blake
Freddie Edo Freddie Pee

Tempting Fate is the story of two very different brothers. First there is Edu, a talented singer and a man of deep faith, Edu's spirituality is helping him combat cancer, that and the love of his wonderful girlfriend Tracey. Edu's older brother Ugo, is almost the opposite of Edu. Edu is calm, reflective and peaceful while Ugo is impulsive and at times menacing. Ugo has also chosen a very different path from Edu's, a life of robbery and crime and though Ugo knows he is on a path of destruction, the life he has chosen is not an easy one to leave and according to his gang leader Scorpion, a life he won't be allowed to leave easily.

Another issue is Edu's cancer is worsening and Ugo needs to stay in his life of crime to pay for surgery his brother desperately needs. A violent crime leads to Ugo stashing a large amount of cocaine at the house he shares with Edu. He plans on selling this to cover the surgery Edu needs but what Ugo doesn't realize is he has been monitored by the police. As they break down the door, they apprehend the totally shocked Edu just as Ugo escapes. Caught ‘red-handed’, Edu takes the blame for his brother, partially because he doesn't believe his brother is capable of such a crime and partially because he loves his brother too much to ‘rat’ on him. For his silence he is given three years in prison. Shortly into his sentence Tracey simply disappears. Edu is released, feeling empty but determined to get his life back on track.

References
  1. "New action movie to premiere in Nigeria, 17 July". Princess Irede Abumere. Pulse Nigeria. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. Odejimi, Segun (18 January 2016). "IN FULL: TNS Exclusive Report On Nigerian Cinema In 2015". TNS. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "Tempting Fate Hits the Cinema". This Day Live. 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. "Hollywood meets Nollywood in Tempting Fate". Benjamin Njoku. Vanguard Nigeria. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.


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