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Gold Statue (2021)
After tracing an artifact to his ancestry, a young man and his friend's search for a gilded statue lands them in a maximum-security prison.
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After tracing an artifact to his ancestry, a young man and his friend's search for a gilded statue lands them in a maximum-security prison.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Tade Ogidan
In Theaters:6/1/2021
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Runtime:145 minutes
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Cast
Tade Ogidan
Director
Motunrayo Adeyemi
Lola
Kemi Afolabi
Capone's Wife
Gabriel Afolayan
Wale
Rychardo Agbor
Capone (as Rycardo Agbor)
Agatha Amata
Professor
Segun Arinze
Zonal Commander
Kingsley Ariole
Aro (as Kingsley Arole)
Judith Audu
Christie
Bisola Aiyeola
Samira
Lanre Bamgbose
D.I.G.
Vanessa Brown-Ajise
Defense Counsel
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