Tòkunbò is a 2024 Nigerian Action drama distributed by netflix. The film is produced by joy odiete and chris odeh, directed by Ramsey Nouah, filmed in Nigeria and sèmè in the Republic of Benin, the filmed stars some of Nigeria's most noteable characters including Chidi mokeme, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, Gideon Okeke(lead and main character), Norbert young, Stanley Chibunna, Darasimi Nadi,
First of all before i delve into the juicy side of the movie, let me hint you why this is a much watch why i would rate this movie a 10/10, which i would say is one of the best outstanding Nigerian Movie i have seen this year, yah i would say its absolutely perfect scenery storyline character and flow of action topnotch, Tokunbo was released on Netflix on August 24 2024 by Ramsey Nouah films...
I rarely see movies both Nollywood or Hollywood or Bollywood, i would say i am much of a movie critic, say on the surface tho, if for the first 10-20 minutes of playtime i can't grab or have a glimpse of the story line in my head, then its a No No for me, i should be able to grab the foundation from the first plot unto the next to build a perfect unified movie plots.
INTRODUCTION
The film follows Tokunbo portrayed by Gideon okeke, an ex- car smuggler who is given three hours to deliver a government official daughter to her captor, with the threat that his famiky will suffer dire consequences if he fails..
PLOTS
The film Tokunbo centers on the life of its character, Tokunbo(Gideon okeke( who initially was into delivering smuggles cars to a notorious gangster named Gaza (Chidi Mokeme) while anxiously waiting tge birth of his child. Upon witnessing Gaza's violent nature of to torture, Tokunbo decides to leave his life of crime behind and focus on his wife lisa amd their son Chris
Eighteen months later Tokunbo who is now a cab driver, struggling to provide for his family and ensuring that his son, Chris recieves the necessary medical treatment for his heart transplant, how ever the earnings from his cab driving venture isn't enough to cater for the child's health, with all hope lost Tokunbo had to return to Gaza to seek for financial help which Gaza refuses ro grant him a loan, With frustration Tokunbo returns to driving his cab when he stumbled upon a cellphone left behind by a transporter aho deliveta illegal goods for a substantial amount of money.
Seizing the opportunity, tokunbo assumes the identity of the transporter and begins making deliveries. The supposed goodluck reversed when he is tasked with transporting a young girl named Nike(Darasimi Nadi) to the sèmè Border.
As The plots unfold revealing the dark truth behind the abductors motives, the daughter of the CBN governor (Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi) was the victim in other to reverse the full scale operation of the CBN's policy.
