I was scrolling through my Facebook page one time when I stumbled upon the movie trailer Oloture. It's a Nollywood production, and quite frankly, the movie wasn't as lit as the trailer, as I had so many concerns and expectations that weren't met. It is worth noting that this is a movie with two seasons released. The names of both seasons are Oloture and Oloture: The Journey.
The Plot
Oloture is the story of a female journalist who was working undercover in a brothel. She hoped for a breakthrough in her career with her big story uncovering all the shady deals on human trafficking by the politicians in the country. At first, it seemed nothing much was happening, and it became fun for her while undercover. She gained the trust of some girls while on the job, and a friendship was made.
However, in Oloture the journey, things soon went south when she got exactly what she sought. Not knowing when to draw the line, Oloture was catapulted into the world of exploited women. She became very unlucky as she went from being smart to being among the victims. She soon bit off more than she could chew, which led to the death of her friend/her colleague and her being stranded in a foreign country.
My Thoughts
Certain scenes in this movie didn't make sense to me because I thought that undercover jobs are done by highly trained combatant such that when they get into compromised situations, they can always fight their way out. Unfortunately for this movie and every other Nollywood movie that I have watched in this regard, I always see the female undercover being a victim of abuse.
I couldn't help but wonder if that is how it is in reality, because personally, it will not be me sacrificing myself for a story. Again, I think the scene where Oloture was given a pill by her arranged client, and she took it, was pretty dumb because she ought to know better that in such a compromising situation, anything can happen.
Watching that particular scene, I had expected her to be smarter and dispose of the pill; however, that would imply her blowing her cover, and the movie wouldn't have gone as far as it did. It was quite clear that Oloture was desperate for a story, and she would do anything for one.
Another dumb scene was when her supervisor went to attack the client who abused Oloture. Before Oloture joined the group of girls being trafficked to Europe, she handed her journal to her supervisor.
The journal contained her experiences while undercover, and after reading it, one would expect the supervisor to be professional and act wisely. Instead, he went emotional as he sought out the client, who was a powerful politician and attacked him.
He didn't just attack him; he also threatened to expose the politician and informed him of the journal. An action that led to his assassination, as the journal was retrieved by the powerful politician afterwards.
If there was something that I learned from this movie, it is knowing when to draw the line. There is a saying that a performer should leave the stage when the applause is at its loudest, and this movie portrayed it perfectly. Oloture had her story, but like Oliver Twist, she wanted more, which caused her and everyone close to her a lot.
I will rate this movie a 5/10 for effort. If you are a fan of Nollywood it's a fair watch.
Trailer was gotten from youtube