{"id":4640,"date":"2013-06-02T21:25:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T21:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/soyinkas-ake-to-be-turned-into-a-movie\/"},"modified":"2013-06-02T21:25:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-02T21:25:14","slug":"soyinkas-ake-to-be-turned-into-a-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/soyinkas-ake-to-be-turned-into-a-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Soyinka\u2019s Ake to be turned into a movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka\u2019s childhood memoir, Ake, The Years of Childhood is to be adapted into a film.<\/p>\n A Lagos-based film production outfit, Back Page Production is handling the project.<\/p>\n Dapo Adeniyi, the executive producer of the project, said work will begin in June this year.<\/p>\n Professor Soyinka has also met with the cast and crew of the movie, which will be shot in locations across Lagos, Abeokuta and Ibadan respectively.<\/p>\n The meeting was inspiring to the cast as Soyinka exchanged views with the artistes on the text and the project. <\/p>\n
NKRUMAH BANKONG-OBI<\/strong><\/p>\n