By Eniola Daniel
08 March 2025 |
3:51 am
Following a gripping first season, the extremely anticipated season 2 of Grind, a film that centres on social points is again with extra drama, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of success in Lagos’ leisure scene.
Following a gripping first season, the extremely anticipated season 2 of Grind, a film that centres on social points is again with extra drama, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of success in Lagos’ leisure scene.
Created by Roberta Orioma, who additionally serves because the Govt Producer, with The Clan Manufacturing Studios because the manufacturing firm, the collection continues its highly effective storytelling underneath the steerage of producers Josh Olaoluwa and Roberta Orioma, and administrators Orire Nwani and Joshua Tso-Tso.
Season 2 picks up the place the journey left off, following Tarela, a younger lady carrying the load of her household’s survival whereas navigating a world that calls for greater than it provides. This collection takes place in a strip membership, and the plot revolves round strippers and their on a regular basis issues.
Regardless of being the breadwinner of the household of three, Tarela who works at a neighborhood bar the place she is consistently owed wage, quits her job and shortly begins stripping, however fears the worst may occur if her mother, who’s a non secular individual, finds out she resides a double life.
The film includes a star studded forged together with Uzor Arukwe, Princess Obuseh, Tamara Sindio-Apaun, Etta JoMaria, Casey Edema, and Roberta Orioma, amongst others.
Talking throughout the premiere on the EbonyLife Place Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos, Orioma, who additionally performs the lead character within the film, mentioned: “Nigerians ought to be anticipating dramas, life normally.”
On how Nigerians can resonate with the story, she provides: “Nigerians are doing loads to chase and obtain their desires and that’s Tarela story who’s making an attempt to earn cash to return to high school, pay her youthful sister’s faculty charges, feed the household and get her do what she likes to do.
“Strippers are judged, however what we try to do with the collection is to not excuse it however to indicate the human angle. Strippers have members of the family, and so they have desires. Lots of people can relate to the story.”
Talking about his position, Uzor Arukwe who performed the position of Somto, mentioned: “I’ve a number of respect for younger folks as a result of folks take an opportunity on me at a degree in my life. Somto, being a membership proprietor, was getting excessive on his provide, and the drama unfolded from there.”
On his half, the Director of the film, Tsotso, mentioned: “I’ve at all times been fascinated by tales that discuss society. The problem this story addresses is thrilling. There’s a huge a part of our actuality that folks don’t wish to acknowledge, and that is one in every of them. We can’t be oblivious to the truth that surrounds us.”
