Run Baby Run (2006 film)

Run Baby Run
Directed by	Emmanuel Apea
Screenplay by	John Apea[1][2]
Starring	John Apea Evelyn Addo Fred Johnson Collins Agyeman Sarpong Kofi Bucknor
Release dates	February 9, 2006 (Ghana) [3]
Running time	128 min
Country	Ghana
Language	English

Run Baby Run is a Ghanaian action film directed by Emmanuel Apea and starring John Apea. The film received 8 nominations and won 4 awards at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2008, including the awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.^[4][5][6][7]

Cast

• John Apea - Enoch Sarpong Jr.
• Evelyn Addo - Nina
• Fred Johnson - Gator
• Collins Agyeman Sarpong - Cephas
• Kofi Bucknor - Topp Dogg

Plot

Enoch Sarpong Jr., a Ghanaian student living in the UK, is visited by his little sister from Ghana, who had mistakenly picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport. The suitcase contains a huge amount of cocaine. Enoch decides to sell the drugs, however the real owners of the drugs soon meet up with him, chasing him all across the UK and Ghana.^[3]

References

1. "Student's film wins four African Oscars". Nouse. York, UK: Nouse. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
2. "Home Sweet Home...The show you can't get enough of". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
3. "Run Baby Run premiers in Accra". The Statesman. Accra Ghana. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
4. Ogbu, Rachel (5 May 2008). "Abuja's Night Of Excellence". Newswatch. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
5. "The new international movie from Revele Films: Run Baby Run". The Statesman. Accra, Ghana. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
6. Orivri, Hope Afoke (20 March 2009). "AMAA '09: Ghana prompts Nollywood". Nigerian Compass Newspaper. Ogun State, Nigeria. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
7. Bondzi, Jacquiline Afua (16 February 2007). "'Run Baby Run' a Must-See Movie". AllAfrica.com. AllAfrica Global Media. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

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