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Sunday, January 29, 2023

Actress Ini Edo Talks About Nudity In New Series Shanty Town, Kick Boxing And Motherhood

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has said there is a lot of nudity in ‘Shanty Town (the new movie series she played a co-lead role in) because of its storyline.




In an interview with Saturday Beats in Punch, she said, “There are a lot of people, male and female, even children going through these things (such as prostitution and assault shown in the movie). It is a fundamental problem that we are shedding light on, and people are bothered about nudity? How do you talk about prostitution in a realistic way and not show nudity? It makes no sense but a greater part of the people understand. For the few who don’t, they will come around.”

She also stated that while preparing for her role in the limited series, she had to go through rigorous training, especially for the fight scenes. “It stretched me. I had to do kick boxing, martial arts and taekwondo. I was blessed to work with some professionals, who were really good. They had the patience to take me through from the work-out to the art; in order to be precise with my punches. It was fun and I miss it. I think it is something I would take out time to do for myself at some point. I have always been a fighter.”

Speaking on some challenges while shooting the series, Edo, who is also a co-producer on the project, said, “We overshot our budget. We struggled a bit and it was quite challenging. Some Nigerians can be hypocritical when they choose to be. We are trying to bring light to a situation, and societal ills going on in society.”

Speaking on her experience as a mother and how it has affected her career, she said, “It is a dream (come true). I consider my daughter in everything I do. I prioritize certain things, as regards when I do them. I can actually stay at home for a week without stepping out.”

33 comments:

  1. She tried in the movie I give it to her

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    1. She did
      There's always a room for improvement though

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    2. She did well. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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  2. It's the nude scenes gan gan that piqued my interest. It's such an interesting series. You all did well

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    1. Exactly, it's the nude scene that made me watch it. Kudos Ini,waiting patiently for the next season.

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  3. The nudity is uncalled for you can still send the message without all that . Was watching it when a little niece walked in I nearly faint. Naija always copying rubbish from the whites

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    1. Exactly. The car sex scene with Nancy and Peter psquare was so unnecessary. Wonder how his kids would feel watching that.
      You can end up missing the message you are trying to pass with too many unnecessary details.

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    2. The movie is for adult, it is written, so blame yourself for watching it where it's easy for kids to walk in. Swear, you never watch game of thrones, hypocrites...Nudity is very much African, the same whites you claim we copy, brought clothes to us so quit your overly holier than tho and don't watch! W will tell our stories the way we want to, tradition and culture is our heritage.

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    3. Omo 😂😂😂. Things like these are done on my phone oh. I cannot allow any young one to see oh.

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    4. Thank you! A lot of Korean series that blog visitors rave about here barely kissed but you can tell everyone was glued to their seat till the end.

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    5. Like you didnt enjoy the nude scenes 🙄🙄🙄

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    6. But you enjoy watching the 'rubbish' the whites act abi? Swear say you no dey watch white movies wey contain nudity. Abeg shift.

      Like Ini said, you can't talk about prostitution in a realistic way and not show nudity, it wouldn't even make sense. Next time lock your door so your little niece won't walk in without knocking.

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    7. Pls how did you download it.

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    8. Messages are better passed this way for better understanding. There is a reason for parental control on some channels and when watching a movie like this. I haven't watch the movie but with the reviews so far, I think I will love to watch it. How can one download it?

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    9. Yvonne, how will the kids of Hollywood actors feel when see their parents acting same roles? Is it today actors started banging in movies? Y'all need to grow up and move with the times. Sex is natural plus this is even make believe. The kids will understand that when they're grown

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    10. That scene with Peter,is just to let you no that,prostitute can get down,anywhere any time. Massage was passed beautifully and excellently executed.

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    11. Nudity not necessary, it's crass
      How food is digested and poo coming out is the next step

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  4. @Anonymous, if you are irked with the nudity you shouldn't be watching it in the first place. Not even when your little niece is around! And yes you need to show how real these things are in society to make it believable!

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  5. The nudity might be uncalled for but that is the sheer reality of some people. Some people are forced to a certain kind of lifestyle cos of one reason or the other and all the movie did is to bring it to the fore. I bet some of us don't know that there are people living in such situations and even worse.
    Next time, check for movie ratings and classifications too so you don't end up disappointed. Some of them are clearly rated 18 and it's your job to make sure kids don't walk in on you watching it.

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  6. I have not seen the movie, so I will pass.

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  7. The movie had the intent of passing a good message across to its viewers but the plot of the movie is a mess, the actors and actresses did a good job, the beginning of the movie was good but in between, the movie no gel again till the end. i think the Nigerian industry need good film editors and critics to analyse their movies before bringing it out.

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    1. Totally agree!!!! The last three episodes I was completely lost like did they get tired and just rush am??? The most useless scene was the gunfight scene with Shaffy. Such a cringe and unnecessarily long scene. I kep skipping.

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  8. Ini did very well. I hope she’ll work on more projects and show the world her talent. I’m happy that our actors are cashing in .

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  9. They should sha not make a season 2

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  10. Overrated in my opinion.
    And yes I agree, the story line began to loose its sauce as the series progressed. Too much objectification of women. I have nothing against gping under the knife if you must. However, Shanty Town became a collection of BBL enhanced nollywood actresses & BBN girls.

    The use of Akwa-ibom dialect was really good & authentic, but was not translated.

    Good thing she used mostly top actors that could hold the movie plot down..
    Nancy Isime you are a talented lady but plssss work on your acting.

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  11. On Netflix, you can use the subtitle option, this translates the languages spoken by the actors into english, even when they speak english, it all shows in the subtitle

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  12. Don't know about you guys but I research on a film before watching to avoid seeing what my eyes should not see.

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