IN US THEATERS
From March 6
Produced and directed by UK-Chinese filmmaker Chee Keong Cheung, Son of the Soil follows Zion Ladejo, a former Nigerian Special Ops paratrooper, who has built a quiet life in exile, but his sister’s sudden death drags him back home to a Nigeria battling drugs, corruption and organised crime.
Fresh off its festival triumphs, including three Black Star Film Festival awards, the AFRIFF Audience Choice Award, plus two awards from seven nominations at the Best of Nollywood Awards, Son of the Soil is an intense, emotional and action-charged story set in modern-day Nigeria, delivering an unforgettable big-screen experience that sets the benchmark for African action cinema.
Son of the Soil was described by Nollywire as “Nollywood’s most ambitious action film yet” and by The Guardian in the UK as a “bone-crunching Lagos revenge thriller with bruising swagger”. Gritty, propulsive and emotionally grounded, the film combines high-impact action set pieces with a character-driven revenge narrative.
Following the film's recent U.S premiere at the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF), it arrives in select U.S theatres at AMC and Regal from March 6th - 12th. See a list of currently confirmed venues below.
AMC River East 21 - CHICAGO, IL
AMC Mesquite 30 - DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX
AMC Gulf Pointe - HOUSTON, TX
AMC Fountains - HOUSTON, TX
AMC Empire 25 - NEW YORK-MANHATTAN, NY
AMC Phipps Plaza 14 - ATLANTA, GA
Regal Mall of Georgia IMAX - ATLANTA/BUFORD, GA
Regal Shiloh Crossing Stm 18 Avon - INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Regal Galaxy Theatre Stm 10 - DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX
Regal Majestic Stm 20 & IMAX DC - SILVER SPRINGS, MD
Regal Greenway Grand Pl Stm 24 & RPX - HOUSTON, TX
Regal Cerritos Stm 10 LA - CERRITOS, CA
Regal South Gate Stm 20 & IMAX LA - SOUTHGATE, CA
Regal Long Beach Stm 26 & IMAX LA - LONG BEACH, CA
Regal Commerce Center Stm 18 & RPX - NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY, NY
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Son of the Soil was produced by Sovereign Films and Action Xtreme, in association with Nigeria’s Boxonia Blueprint.
It stars British-Nigerian actor Razaaq Adoti (Black Hawk Down), who also wrote the script. The cast blends rising talent and industry veterans, including Patience Ozokwo (Everybody Loves Jenifa), Ireti Doyle (Tinsel), Sunshine Rosman (Netflix’s To Kill a Monkey), Taye Arimoro (Deadline for Love), Emeka Golden (Say Who Die), Philip Asaya (Kill Boro) and Sharon Rotimi (The Yard). Shot on location in Nigeria, Son of the Soil brings a contemporary African action story to the British big screen.
