Chioma (Genevieve Nnaji) travels from Nigeria to the United States to aide her sister Anya (Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde) who is being charged with the murder of three men including her own husband.
Nollywood Reinvented rated the movie 68% and praised its ability to touch on a diversity of topics.[6]
The Independent wrote: "Ijé is an unsparing, outsider’s portrayal of America’s social prejudices, one that Hollywood films cannot construct themselves. Anyaene nails social comedy too; my favourite exchange involves the protagonist Chioma investigating an affluent white American home. A petite homeowner swings open the door and chirps, “We already give to the Jolie-Pitt fund every year…thank you though!” ".[7] Film critic Gbenga Awomodu, reviewing for CP Africa praised the cinematography and acting, remarking that the film "brings to the fore some important themes in today's world, including love, racism, culture, stigma and life as an immigrant in a foreign country". He further emphasised that the film is illustrative of culture clashes between Nigeria and the US in attitude towards rape, and the culture of shame, silence and stigma associated with it.[8]
The film garnered the Award of Excellence at the Canada International Film Festival, the Golden Ace Award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival, the Silver Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival, the Melvin van Peebles Award at the San Francisco Black Festival,[9] and the Festival Prize for Best International Student at Swansea Bay Film Festival.[10][11]
^Chibelushi, Wedaeli (9 December 2015). "Looking for authentic black voices and storylines? Maybe you should pay attention to Nollywood". The Independent. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^"Ijé Movie Review". CP Africa. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^"Acclaimed Nigerian Hit Drama 'Ijé' ('The Journey') Now Available In North America". Indiewire.com. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^"IJE divas Omotola, Genevieve & Chineze rule the red carpet as "IJE – The Journey" Premieres in Lagos". Bella Naija. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
^"Swansea Bay Film Festival 2010 - List of Winners". Swansea, Wales, UK: Swansea Bay Film Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
^"Nigerian films try to move upmarket: Nollywood's new scoreboard". The Economist. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
^Akande, Victor (14 September 2014). "Toronto: Nigerians disagree over new Nollywood". The Nation Newspaper. The Nation Online. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
ijé, journey, 2010, nigerian, drama, film, directed, chineze, anyaene, starring, omotola, jalade, ekeinde, genevieve, nnaji, odalys, garcía, theatrical, posterdirected, bychineze, anyaenewritten, bysamuel, tilsenchineze, anyaeneproduced, bypaula, moreno, chine. Ije or Ije The Journey is a 2010 Nigerian drama film directed by Chineze Anyaene and starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Genevieve Nnaji and Odalys Garcia 3 4 5 IjeTheatrical posterDirected byChineze AnyaeneWritten bySamuel TilsenChineze AnyaeneProduced byPaula Moreno 1 Chineze AnyaeneStarringGenevieve NnajiOdalys GarciaOmotola Jalade EkeindeJeff SwarthoutClem OhamezeUlrich QueCinematographyKeith L SmithEdited byEric R BrodeurYoussef DelaraMusic byReuel MeditzProductioncompanyXandria ProductionsDistributed byXandria DistributionsRelease datesApril 1 2010 2010 04 01 United States July 30 2010 2010 07 30 Nigeria Running time107 minutesCountriesNigeriaUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishYorubaIgboBudget 2 5 million 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Box office 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditChioma Genevieve Nnaji travels from Nigeria to the United States to aide her sister Anya Omotola Jalade Ekeinde who is being charged with the murder of three men including her own husband Cast EditOmotola Jalade Ekeinde Genevieve Nnaji Odalys Garcia Jeff Swarthout Clem Ohameze Ulrich Que Jon WoodwardReception EditNollywood Reinvented rated the movie 68 and praised its ability to touch on a diversity of topics 6 The Independent wrote Ije is an unsparing outsider s portrayal of America s social prejudices one that Hollywood films cannot construct themselves Anyaene nails social comedy too my favourite exchange involves the protagonist Chioma investigating an affluent white American home A petite homeowner swings open the door and chirps We already give to the Jolie Pitt fund every year thank you though 7 Film critic Gbenga Awomodu reviewing for CP Africa praised the cinematography and acting remarking that the film brings to the fore some important themes in today s world including love racism culture stigma and life as an immigrant in a foreign country He further emphasised that the film is illustrative of culture clashes between Nigeria and the US in attitude towards rape and the culture of shame silence and stigma associated with it 8 The film garnered the Award of Excellence at the Canada International Film Festival the Golden Ace Award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival the Silver Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival the Melvin van Peebles Award at the San Francisco Black Festival 9 and the Festival Prize for Best International Student at Swansea Bay Film Festival 10 11 Box office EditIje became the highest grossing Nigerian film a record it held for four years until it was overtaken in 2014 by Half of a Yellow Sun 2013 12 13 See also EditList of Nigerian films of 2010References Edit Ije The Journey Full cast The Internet Movie Database Retrieved 5 August 2010 Box office business for Ije at imdb com The Internet Movie Database Retrieved 5 August 2010 Ije Arrives Jos AllAfrica Global Media Retrieved 5 August 2010 Hollywood Stars Arrive For Ije The Daily Independent Lagos Nigeria The Daily Independent Retrieved 5 August 2010 Hollywood stars storm Lagos for Ije VANGUARD Lagos Nigeria VANGUARD Media Limited Retrieved 5 August 2010 IJE the Journey Nollywood Reinvented Chibelushi Wedaeli 9 December 2015 Looking for authentic black voices and storylines Maybe you should pay attention to Nollywood The Independent Retrieved 20 September 2016 Ije Movie Review CP Africa 14 September 2010 Retrieved 20 September 2016 Acclaimed Nigerian Hit Drama Ije The Journey Now Available In North America Indiewire com 12 December 2012 Retrieved 20 September 2016 IJE divas Omotola Genevieve amp Chineze rule the red carpet as IJE The Journey Premieres in Lagos Bella Naija 2 August 2010 Retrieved 20 September 2016 Swansea Bay Film Festival 2010 List of Winners Swansea Wales UK Swansea Bay Film Festival Retrieved 5 August 2010 Nigerian films try to move upmarket Nollywood s new scoreboard The Economist 17 July 2014 Retrieved 20 March 2015 Akande Victor 14 September 2014 Toronto Nigerians disagree over new Nollywood The Nation Newspaper The Nation Online Retrieved 24 March 2015 External links EditIje at IMDb Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ije amp oldid 1113854561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
