{"id":2170557,"date":"2025-11-21T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2170557"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:49:13","slug":"nile-entertainment-sovereign-films-partner-on-uk-ireland-son-of-the-soil-release-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nile-entertainment-sovereign-films-partner-on-uk-ireland-son-of-the-soil-release-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nile Entertainment, Sovereign Films partner on UK-Ireland \u2018Son Of The Soil\u2019 release | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"inline_image inline_image_left image_size_med\" data-attachment=\"1465480\" data-sequence=\"1\">\n<p class=\"picture\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong> Chee Keong Cheung\u2019s <em>Son Of The Soil<\/em> will be released in UK-Ireland cinemas through Nile Entertainment in partnership with Cheung\u2019s Sovereign Films on December 5.<\/p>\n<p>The release will follow the film\u2019s theatrical rollout in Nigeria on November 21, also through Nile Entertainment and the UK\u2019s Sovereign Films, via Sovereign\u2019s action label Action Xtreme.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Nile Entertainment, the Nigerian distribution company launched in 2024 by Moses Babatope, signed a first-look deal with Action Xtreme to co-produce and distribute a slate of action films and series in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by UK-Chinese filmmaker Cheung, and starring UK-Nigerian actor Razaaq Adoti, the feature follows a former Nigerian special ops paratrooper who has built a quiet life in exile after a mission gone wrong. Everything shifts when news of his sister\u2019s sudden death drags him back to Nigeria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The feature is also produced by Sovereign Films and Action Xtreme with Nigeria\u2019s Boxonia Blueprint.<\/p>\n<p>Nile Entertainment\u2019s expansion into UK-Ireland distribution also includes James Omokwe\u2019s Nigerian historical drama epic\u00a0<em>Osamede, <\/em>released\u00a0in UK-Ireland cinemas from November 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to bring this story from Nigeria to UK cinemas and share a world that is both culturally specific and universally human,\u201d said Cheung. \u201cI\u2019m excited to be working with Moses Bapatope and his team at Nile Entertainment on this release and hopefully many more to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Son Of The Soil <\/em>reflects the kind of bold, high-quality storytelling that is pushing Nollywood into a new era,\u201d added Babatope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '1787080818148630');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '400707963055585');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.screendaily.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Chee Keong Cheung\u2019s Son Of The Soil will be released in UK-Ireland cinemas through Nile Entertainment in partnership with Cheung\u2019s Sovereign Films on December 5. 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