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Wikipedia article




'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. It was a box office success, the highest grossing Nigerian film in March 2019.

Plot summary



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.

Cast



* Uzor Arukwe as Jide

* Nancy Isime as Teni

* Belinda Effah as Zainab

* Alexx Ekubo as Emeka

* Ifu Enadda as Jane

* Mike Godson as Nat

* Erica Nlewedim as Nifemi

* Uche Nwaefuna as Toyosi

Production



'Hire a Woman' followed 2017's 'Hire a Man', also produced by Eze and also starring Isime; 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.

Reception



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

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