Starring: Eucharia Anunobi-Ekwu, Chacha Eke Faani, Joyce Kalu

Synopsis:
A reigning queen uses her authority to empower women and enslave men.

Review:
Queen Aziza (Eucharia Anunobi) took over the throne in place of her mysteriously ill husband and it was rumored that she obtained her power through witchcraft. She ran the palace with an all female staff and men were relegated to servants and sex slaves. Under Aziza’s rule women throughout the village were the dominant force while men were emasculated.

When Princess Zara (Chacha Eke Faani) returned from the states she was in awe of the changes that had become the kingdom under her mother’s direction. She was concerned about her bedridden father and much to her mother’s dismay, she got him to a hospital and was informed that his condition was beyond medical science.

Zara sought a spiritualist that treated the ill King and she helped to turn the palace back to normalcy. She turned out to be a source of truth that revealed the story behind Queen Aziza’s power and other scandalous secrets.

Let’s Talk. Well, well, well….where do I begin? This story takes place in the village and it’s another one of those royalty movies. It appears to be one of female empowerment as well as a little fantasy.

While it’s true that women run countries around the world, it’s unfathomable that men are the weaker sex as a result. One issue with the story was that a woman was placed in a position of power and instead of using it for good, she used it for ego, revenge, and self satisfaction.

It’s bad enough that women are considered the inferior sex in the first place but to see a queen making official decisions based on emotions doesn’t help matters.

From the outside looking in, how could a woman be respected as someone in a position of strength with such a weak mentality? Queen Aziza not only got drunk, she would wake up with four male servants in bed with her. And yes, we can use the excuse that she was bewitched but it still lends a poor reflection on women. Maybe this movie of role reversal was meant to be a reflection of behavior of successful men but we all know that infamous double standard.

The major problem with the movie, in addition to its amateur story execution, was its horrendous sound. There was plenty of dialogue that couldn’t be heard! In some instances the sound wavered from good to inaudible and other times the music was just too loud!

How can anyone become fully engaged in a movie if it can’t be heard?? Every other scene I had to rewind or ask “Huh? What did he/she say?” It was an annoying experience. I’d rather poor video than inadequate sound any day of the week.

But to flip to a lighter side, it was a bit comical to see women rule and men fear them. There’s a scene where Queen Aziza had the male staff massaging her and I thought “hmm…I could work with that!” 🙂

As for performances the cast did just enough to get by.

Although it was interesting to see women at the helm, the movie was ultimately disconnected and disengaging. EJECT