OC Ukeje sets to feature in historic true life movie based on the life of the first African woman to win an international championship, Conjestina Achieng.
According to SDK:
The movie which is set to hit the
big screens soon is produced by South Africa’s Terri Pheto who
co-starred in the Oscar winning film Tsotsi, Mandela: Long Walk To
Freedom(starring Idris Elba), A United Kingdom (starring David Oyelowo
and Rosamund Pike) and Ayanda. It will also be co-produced by Rocque
pictures, Story Republic and The Polkadot Factory.
Starring TIFF International Rising
Star, OC Ukeje, the film will chronicle Conjestina’s meteoric rise to
international boxing success and her subsequent struggle with her mental
health which ended her career.
Commenting on his role, Ukeje
said, “I was moved when I heard Conjestina’s story and I said to myself
that this is one story I would love to tell. The fact that it’s an
international collaboration makes it even better.”
The producers are now currently set
on an open casting call in Cojestina’s native country, Kenya to find an
actress to play the part of Conjestina and bring this powerful story of
an incredible fighter to screen.
The Conjestina Achieng Story is a
co-production between Terry Pheto ( South Africa), The Polkadot Factory
(UK), Rocque Pictures ( Kenya) and Story Republic ( Nigeria).
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