Netflix drop official trailer for Izu Ojukwu’s ‘Amina’
Amina, a historical movie about the 16th century Hausa warrior queen is coming to Netflix in November.
The streaming giant also premiered a trailer for the long awaited feature film by award winning director, Izu Ojukwu. Amina will tell the coming of age story of the Zazzau empire warrior, Queen Amina.
Watch the trailer below
The cast of Amina includes Lucy Ameh in the lead role, Clarion Chukwura, Ali Nuhu, Magaji Mijinyawa, and more. The film was shot in Nigeria, however, post-production was done in Europe.
Izu Ojukwu took to Instagram to announce the upcoming film. He wrote, “the story of the legendary Queen Amina of Zazzau whose daring courage and conviction set loose a series of upheavals that altered the fate of her people in ways that none could have thought possible was delightful and illuminating to film. It remains a peculiarly transformative experience for both our formidable cast and crew, a pleasurable experience you can share in when the film premieres on Netflix on the 4th of November.”
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A teaser trailer for Amina first debuted in 2017 to rave reviews. The film was initially supposed to be released in 2017 but was delayed before finally being picked up by Netflix.
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Here’s the official synopsis
She lived in the age of man in a man’s world. In an ancient world of brutal conflicts, ferocious animal passions, suppressive timeless customs, and reckless, heroic exploits, she must resolutely carve out a part for her life in the face of scandalized tradition and antagonistic male dominance. To grasp her destiny, she must prove herself not just as able, but infinitely more capable than any man alive. Fathered by the legendary warrior, expansionist and empire builder Barkwa Turunku, Aminatu, alluring princess and first daughter to the renowned Barkwa nurses a burning ambition never before imagined: To sit as queen over a Zazzau empire that stretches from Kano to River Niger, from Idah to Jukunland.
From warrior-princess to supreme military commander; from sorrowful lover to crafty politician. Amina must suppress natural feminine emotions in order to accomplish the impossible, attain the unattainables and ultimately convince the skeptical empire of her ability to make true Zazzau’s long cherished dreams of dominance over all of the sub-sahara. Pitted without, against panicked kings and Sarkis of neighbouring vassal states, and within; Zazzau’s ambitious war generals, politicians, and the sinister all powerful Madawaki whose hunger for the throne of Zazzau is equalled only by his lust for its lovely occupant; Amina must play statesman and millitary strategist, harlot and queen, ruthless executioner and gentle mother to Zazzau’s oppressed millions to achieve her goal of creating a better Zazzau, a more humane, civilised Zazzau standing on the foundations of modern-day governmental structures.
Amina hits Netflix on November 4, 2021.
