“Omo Ghetto: The Saga”, a box-office hit produced by actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele-Bello, has emerged as Africa’s highest-grossing film for 2020/2021.
The sequel to the 2010 crime-comedy hit landed its first-ever international award at the META Cinema Conference in the United Arab Emirates.
According to the film’s co-producers, FilmOne NG, “Omo Ghetto: The Saga” was announced Africa’s highest-grossing film of 2020/21 award at the Cinema Conference which was held recently.
“We are super excited about the latest award accolade won by ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’, as Africa’s highest-grossing film of 2020/21,” FilmOne wrote on Instagram.
The film also has one of the highest nominations at this year’s Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) with three nominations, including the Best Actress and Achievement in Editing categories.
The film broke a nearly five-year record as Nollywood’s highest-grossing movie of all time.
