Murder at Prime Suites

2013 Nigerian crime thriller

Joseph Benjamin
Chelsea Eze
Keira Hewatch

CinematographyJoseph OladunjoyeEdited byShola AyorindeMusic byDumebi

Production
company

C&C Screen Production Company

Release date

30 August 2013 (2013-08-30)

Running time

120 minutesCountryNigeriaLanguageEnglish

Murder at Prime Suites (M@PS) is a 2013 Nigerian crime thriller film directed by Chris Eneaji Eneng starring Joseph Benjamin, Keira Hewatch and Chelsea Eze. The movie was inspired by a much publicized similar murder that occurred in Lagos.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The film stars Joseph Benjamin and Keira Hewatch.^[5]

Plot

When Florence Ngwu (Chelsea Eze) is gruesomely murdered in a hotel by an unknown culprit, Agent Ted (Joseph Benjamin) is sent in to investigate the circumstances that led to her death and make sure that justice prevails.

Cast

Joseph Benjamin as Agent Ted
Keira Hewatch as Agent Hauwa
Chelsea Eze as Florence Ngwu
Okey Uzoeshi as Jide Coker
Stan Nze as Adolf
Alex Mouth as Hacker

Reception

Reactions to the film varied from mixed to positive, with Sodas and Popcorns giving it a 3 out of 5 average score and stating "It’s a nice movie, its different, its creative, but some screws seemed a bit loose which didn’t make the experience any better than this for me."^[6]

The film received nominations at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in the categories Best Movie (Drama) and Best Sound.

References

^ "RIP Cynthia, The Nigerian murdered by facebook friends". Bella Naija. August 21, 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ Chris Eneaji (January 8, 2014). "AMAA 2014 Submission: Murder at Prime Suite". African Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "Movie Premiere: MAPS". BellaNaija. August 22, 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ Chiemelie Ezeobi (22 August 2012). "General's daughter murdered in Lagos by facebook friends". ThisDay Live. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "In Pictures: Movie Premier of Murder at Prime Suite". 360nobs. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "Movie Review: Maps at Prime Suite". Sodas and Popcorn. December 25, 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.