‘Anchor Baby’ Comes To UK Cinemas From Friday, 2nd Sept, 2011…

After a successful showcase at various prestigious film festivals around the world and thrilling African movie lovers in Ghana, Nigeria and Canada to a great story, the award winning movie ‘Anchor Baby’ will find its way into selected UK Cinemas from Friday, 2^nd September, 2011.

‘Anchor Baby’ which highlights the struggles of many African immigrants in the United States and other developed countries across the world will receive a theatrical release at the following UK Cinemas- Odeon Greenwich, Lee Valley, Streatham, Surrey Quays and Manchester Printworks.

Apart from the exceptional applauds the movie has received from those who had early opportunity in Africa to watch it, Anchor Baby has won several awards such as “Best Film” and “Best Actress” awards at the 2010 Harlem International Film Festival and “Best Screenplay” at the 2010 Los Angeles Movie Awards.

The movie also received official selection at other prominent film festivals such as the Pan African International Film Festival and San Diego Black Film Festival.

If you are based in UK or will be around from Friday, 2nd September, 2011, you definitely have to catch this outstanding African movie which has been described by BBC “Focus On Africa” editor Leslie Goffe  as “a movie with consequences… with roots in Africa”.

‘Anchor Baby’ tells a story of a ‘married, illegal immigrant couple Joyce (Omoni Oboli) and Paul Unanga (Sam Sarpong) have been ordered by the U.S. immigration to leave the country.

They decide that they will leave, but only after Joyce, who is five months pregnant, delivers her baby in the U.S. This will guarantee automatic U.S. citizenship for their child. Ignoring the deportation order the couple goes into hiding.

Later, Paul is caught and deported by a team of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

But bureaucracy keeps getting in the way of Joyce achieving her goal and just as she is about to give up hope, she meets Susan Backley (Terri Oliver), a married freelance writer who offers to help in the form of safe, free accommodation until the baby is born.

With the help of her newfound friend, Joyce sets out to make the ‘American Dream’ come true for her unborn child.’

‘Anchor Baby’ stars the award winning Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli, British born/LA based actor/supermodel Sam Sarpong, Canadian actress Terri Oliver and others.  It was written and directed by Lonzo Nzekwe.

Check out the trailer below…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yx_kiBOZDA

Website:  http://www.anchorbabymovie.com

In UK Cinemas from Friday, 2^nd September, 2011.