Hakeem Kae-Kazim shoots new flick in Nigeria


Hakeem Kae-Kazim who is known for Hollywood blockbusters like ‘X Men Origins: Wolverine’, The Fourth Kind and Hotel Rwanda, is back in his home country of Nigeria filming his latest flick ‘Inale’.

Hollywood actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim rose to fame playing George Rutuganda opposite Don Cheadle in the oscar nominated ‘Hotel Rwanda’. It wasn’t long before he played in amazing films like ‘The Libraian’, ‘King Soloman’s Mines’ and the family favourite ‘Pirate of the Carribean’ and the hit TV show ‘24’. This award winning actor was ecstatic to be filming in the country of his birth, for the first time in his life.

Hakeem stars in the Nigerian film ‘Inale’, with Jeta Amata (Amazing Grace, Alexa Affair, Queen) directing this wonderful story. The film is set to the music of the RENOWNED Bongos Ikwue and features songs from his past present and future. The story features an Idoma princess called Inale, who is said to have married the prize winner of a wrestling match and is played by Hollywood actress Caroline Chikezie (Eon Fluxe), Hakeem Kae-Kazim will be back in Nigeria very soon to film another story with the same director and production team. With his aim of raising the bar of Nigerian movies and to make it’s presence really felt on the world stage, his face will stay familiar both on a local and international level.

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Ameyaw Kissi Debrah alias The Jade Renegade is a young freelance journalist/celebrity reporter/publicist based in Accra, Ghana. Currently, he is one of the most noticeable online journalists in Africa, with articles and videos on several local and international platforms. He is referred to some of his fans on various social networks as The King of New Media in Ghana. In 2008, he presented a paper at the Digital Citizens Indaba/Highway Africa in South Africa where he shared his views on the future of new media, specifically on using mobile phone technology to empower citizens. Ameyaw holds a B.A Publishing Studies degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where he was voted the Best Publishing Student in his year group (2005).