According to a board member on the Cinematograph Exhibition Board of Control, the board has finally approved the raining controversial movie from Kumawood – ‘Castro Amanehunu’ so the filmmaker can go ahead and release the movie.
A movie poster bearing the production name, Odame Productions, was seen on several social media platforms in the past week titled ‘Castro Amanehunu.’ Already, the country is still in a moaning state with respect to a celebrated musician by name Castro and a female Janet who went jet skiing in Ada in the company of other friends but are missing or feared dead.
Many have therefore condemned the action of the filmmaker over the week because they suspect the film is or can be a direct replication of the Castro-Janet tragedy. The Film Producers Association of Ghana FIPAG, have thus come out to condemn the filmmaker’s initiative – claiming it’s against morals of our society, culture and our believe system so they won’t allow the movie to be released.
However, revered broadcaster and a member of the Cinematograph Exhibition Board of Control, Mr. Ken Addy, reacting to the issue has said “the board has approved the movie so it can be released. We did so on Wednesday (13th August, 2014)”
Asked why, Mr. Addy told host, Christian Agyei Frimpong, that, “the name Castro is a household name. It is not the preserve of anyone for which reason no filmmaker can’t use. Secondly, the storyline is very different from the Castro and Janet tragedy we are all talking about or know.