Hire a Woman is a 2019 Nigerian romantic comedy film produced by Chinneylove Eze and directed by Ifeanyi Ikpoenyi, and starring Uzor Arukwe, Nancy Isime, and Alexx Ekubo.[1] It was a box office success, the highest grossing Nigerian film in March 2019.

Hire a Woman
Movie poster
Directed byIfeanyi Ikpoaneyi
Screenplay byWriters Ink
Produced byChinneylove Eze
StarringUzor Arukwe
Nancy Isime
Alexx Ekubo
Distributed byFilmOne Distribution
Release date
  • 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office20.8 million

Plot summary

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Jide is invited to a reunion with his friends from university. To make his ex-girlfriend jealous and with the connivance of other female friends, he hires his best friend, Teni, to pose as his girlfriend. The ruse backfires and leads to them falling in love.[1][2][3]

Cast

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Production

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Hire a Woman followed 2017's Hire a Man, also produced by Eze and also starring Isime;[3] Eze said that it was not a sequel, but centred around friendship, whereas the earlier film centred around family. Shooting took place at Whispering Palms Resort in Badagry.[1]

Reception

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Released nationwide on 29 March 2019, the film was a box office success, grossing ₦20.8 million[2] and achieving the month's highest box-office take among Nigerian films and third highest of all films in Nigerian theatres.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ekechukwu, Ferdinand (13 April 2019). "Romantic Comedy, 'Hire A Woman', Dazzles". THIS DAY Live. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b Okechukwu, Daniel (6 June 2019). "The Highest Grossing Nollywood Films in 2019 (So Far)". Culture Custodian. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Hire A Woman". Nollywood Reinvented. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  4. ^ Pepple, Enzo (April 2019). "Youngest Boxoffice Queen Who Made N36 million at the cinemas is Number One again with Hire A Woman". Kpoko News. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020.
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