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Filmmaker and director Tolu Awobiyi is set to premiere his new movie titled The Artifact, – Stone of Fatima which he says is more than just a film, but — a labour of love.
TheNewsGuru reports that historical production and Nollywood’s adventure film, with a screenplay by Attah Ayegba Victor, will hit cinemas nationwide on March 21, 2025.
The film, The Artifact – stone of Fatima is an action-packed adventure that follows the son of a deceased museum curator and his three friends as they embark on a quest across Nigeria to recover precious stones from a stolen artefact. Their journey entangles them in a dangerous web involving a former senator, an African art recovery agency, and a notorious international art thief called “The Mist.”
The stellar ensemble cast includes Adeoluwa Akintoba as lead, Kunle Remi, Gabriel Afolayan, Bimbo Manuel, Sola Fosudo, Okey Uzoeshi, Wendy Lawal, Sharon Otimi, Debrah Jalmet, Godspower Nwogwugwu, Lord Frank, Mikel John, Callistus Akunaeziri, Ovy Godwin, Miracle Inyanda, and Okey Uzoeshi, the film promises an exhilarating ride through the heart of Nigeria. Shot across seven states—Lagos, Osun, Jos, Kaduna, Benin, Enugu, and Abuja—The Artifact – Stones of Fatima delivers a visually stunning and culturally rich cinematic experience.
Speaking in a recent interview about the film, one of the lead actors, Professor Sola Fosudo, reflected on the film production and how excited he was to partake in it.
“It was an exciting opportunity to be a part of the project. I have not been active in the movie industry for a while, but when I got this script and read through it, I said I would be a bang. It is not the typical story you find in Nollywood. The plotting of the movie, the characters, the location, the editing and sound, everything is professionally done. I am proud to be part of it, and I am sure when it is out, Nigerians will name it one of the best movies done in the country,” he said.
Fosudo also shared insight on the film’s relevance to the Nigerian culture; “If you are a criminal, greedy and corrupted, despite who you are and whatever you do, you will get caught, and the long arm of the law will get you,” he added.
He added that the film is an uncommon one as all the elements of film production are present.
“What made the film stand out is everything about the film, beginning with the story idea and the narrative; I don’t know how the writer got to put all those things together. The plotting, the twists and turns, the rising moments, the conflicts, and there are different themes: love, family, and corruption. All of this is put in one story. And what I find very exciting is where the stones were kept, not just in one place but in different parts of the country. The story is not common; the cast is excellent. All the elements of film production were in there,” he concluded.
