Collision Course (2021 film)

Collision Course, later retitled as Collision, is a 2021 Nigerian drama film directed by Bolanle Austen-Peters. It was featured as the closing film for the 10th Africa International Film Festival in November 2021 and was the opening film for the Athen’s Nollywood Travel Film Festival in May 2022.^[1][2][3]

Collision Course
Directed by	Bolanle Austen-Peters
Screenplay by	James Amuta
Produced by	James Amuta
Starring	Kenneth Okolie Daniel Etim Effiong Ade Laoye Kalu Ikeagwu Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha
Cinematography	Lance Gewer
Music by	Ava Momoh
Production company	BAP Productions
Release date	12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

Plot

The film simultaneously tells the story of a police officer struggling to make ends meet and an upcoming artiste. The police officer sets up a roadblock to collect bribes. At the roadblock, he meets the artiste and mistakenly shoots him dead. The events that follow would eventually lead to the police officer's arrest.^[4]

Cast

• Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha as Ekaete
• Ade Laoye as Nneka
• Kenneth Okolie as TARS Commander
• Daniel Etim Effiong as Mide
• Bimbo Manuel as Mide's Dad
• Gregory Ojefua as TARS Commander
• Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan
• Pius Abu as Ekaete's Father
• Zainab Balogun as Lagos City News Reporter
• Kelechi Udegbe as Corporal
• Kalu Ikeagwu as TARS Commander
• Nobert Young^[5] as DCO

Awards

The film was the winner of Best Movie West Africa in Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards in 2022.^[6]