{"id":66,"date":"2025-02-16T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T17:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=66"},"modified":"2025-02-16T17:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T17:25:19","slug":"lisabi-the-uprising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=66","title":{"rendered":"LISABI (THE UPRISING)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Release Date: 2024<br>Distributor: Netflix<br>Producer: Anthill Studios<br>Director: Niyi Akinmolayan<br>Starring: Lateef Adedimeji, Ibrahim Chatta, Adebowale Adebayo, Odunlade Adekola, Gabriel<br>Afolayan, Femi Adebayo, Peju Ogunmola, Eniola Ajao.<br>Runtime: 1h47m<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the Egba legend about a rebellion led by Lisabi, a traditional Yoruba hero with a<br>hunger for freedom, the story begins with the invasion of multiple towns under the Egba<br>Kingdom where residents are forced to pay a tribute or tax to the King (Adekola). Whoever<br>refuses will be punished or killed by the king\u2019s guards led by Sangodeji (Chatta). Tragedy<br>unfolds and it is up to Lisabi (Adedimeji) to free his townsmen from the evil mercenaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"L\u00eds\u00e0b\u00ed: The Uprising | Main Trailer\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EyjesbX13vM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you ever think of Robin Hood stealing from the poor and giving to the rich, LISABI follows<br>that direction. It is filled with action, drama, and fantasy. The film is a historical tale of<br>violence, corruption, friendship and tragedy. The good part is the story which is well<br>grounded: the camera angles are good as well as the subtitles. The acting from the cast<br>members is terrific. For someone renowned for dramatic and funny roles, Adedimeji is<br>impressive as Lisabi. Chatta, in the role of Sangodeji, is reminiscent of Agbako, the master<br>criminal perfected by the late Charles Olumo. Adekola may have been LISABI\u2019s villainous<br>king, but Chatta takes the crown (similar to most James Bond villains).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The violent fight scenes could have been better coordinated or choreographed, and the<br>special effects were less than perfect: an overuse of CGI rather than practical effects added<br>an unnecessary incredulity to the action. The cinematography is noteworthy however and<br>brings to mind movies from Hollywood\u2019s Golden Age of Technicolor or Metrocolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is rare to see a movie that is passionate about storytelling without offering a lesson. LISABI<br>reminds one of Nigerian films and television shows from the 70s and 90s that are filled with<br>morals and lessons for society today and for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sequel to LISABI has also been released. Yet to watch the first instalment? Go stream it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opeyemi Ajao<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>December 31 st , 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Release Date: 2024Distributor: NetflixProducer: Anthill StudiosDirector: Niyi AkinmolayanStarring: Lateef Adedimeji, Ibrahim Chatta, Adebowale Adebayo, Odunlade Adekola, GabrielAfolayan, Femi Adebayo, Peju Ogunmola, Eniola Ajao.Runtime: 1h47m Based on the Egba legend about a rebellion led by Lisabi, a traditional Yoruba hero with ahunger for freedom, the story begins with the invasion of multiple towns under the EgbaKingdom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[103,105,101,104,102,98,97,106,100,99],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-adebowale-adebayo","tag-eniola-ajao","tag-femi-adebayo","tag-gabriel-afolayan","tag-ibrahim-chatta","tag-lateef-adedimeji","tag-lisabi-the-uprising","tag-netflix","tag-odunlade-adekola","tag-peju-ogunmola"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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