The Return of Labista
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Christina Ngene
I am a movie enthusiast with a passion for writing and a desire to see the African movie industries grow. I try to use my skills as an artist to cheer for Nollywood by writing for NollyMania. • Syndicate Correspondent
“The Return of Labista” premiers in London on the 10th of November. This movie is supposedly a sequel to the earlier production “Labista” which originally consisted of parts 1-4. Now here’s a little re-cap on the entire series “Labista”.
A man is vowed to avenge his father, who died in the envious hands of his nephew after he learnt of the crude oil discovered by him. His father’s nephew tagged the substance useless, and his next move was to kill Mazi Okafor. He forgot that Mazi had a grown-up son who will, later on, turn out to become a beast. Along with his gang, the hunt for blood began – the blood of his father’s killers and that of his father’s nephew. What follows next is all action. The previous parts were packed with lots of passion, as Labista tells his story from his prison cell after taking the place of one of his gang members who was caught by the police during the battle. Labista and his gang will return in the upcoming sequel.
Labista is calling out to friends to join them, as this action movie hits the Nollywood movie gallery. I am so excited to see what happens in “The Return of Labista” now that Emma Ehumadu is making this movie with new ideas and concepts. Emma Ehumadu, who believes that Nollywood action movies should have a designated channel on African Magic, had this to say:
And everyday of my life my fans keep asking me: ”Why did you stop acting? I don’t see your movies anymore.” Yet, I chunk out hit movies everyday. This is simply because everyone watches Africa Magic these days. So tell me, why won’t they create Africa Magic Action? Just to satisfy our load of fans all over Africa and the world? Is it Political? Is it personal? Is it selfish or fear of taking over viewership? Whatever may be the reason, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. If our Nollywood epic and urban movies are good enough for the Nigerian viewers, the Nollywood action movies are good enough too. They all are our local contents. Give us our right to be seen.
Nollywood movies like “Labista” were among the first movies that incorporated lots of action back in the early 2000s and it was in “Labista” that stars like Emma Ehumadu and Leo Mezie both rose to fame. It also featured Ernest Asuzu and late JT Tom West. The producer of Labista 1-4 was Amos Onwe, while the director was Ifeanyi Onyeabor.
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