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Onyeka Onwenu

Onyeka Onwenu

Acting

Biography

Onyeka Onwenu is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, actress, human rights and social activist, journalist, and politician.

Known For

Half of a Yellow Sun
4.9

An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very different choices of lovers, but rivalry and betrayal must be set aside as their lives are swept up in the turbulence of war.

Half of a Yellow Sun

2013
God Calling
7.3

When Sade, the central character suffers a personal tragedy, she is taken on a journey of self-discovery and faith which transforms the lives all those around her. God Calling shines a spotlight on modern day spirituality by imaginatively exploring what it might look like for Abraham or Prophet Elijah to be Nigerian in 2018, and have to contend with disbelief as well as modern-day realities such as smartphones, and social media.

God Calling

2018
Lionheart
6.1

In order to save her father's ailing bus company, competent but perennially overlooked Adaeze must find a way to work alongside feckless uncle Godswill.

Lionheart

2018
My Blood
8.0

After her estranged father’s death, Oluchi , an upcoming musician is forced to confront her true self and past mistakes. She reconnects with her daughter through their love for music. However, the echoes from the past spring from every corner, threatening to bring them down.

My Blood

2022
Women's Cot
N/A

A female society helps newly widowed women overcome the death of their husbands by providing financial help and support to ease the hardships of widowhood. However, things begin to take a sinister turn.

Women's Cot

2005
Foreigner's God
6.0

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Foreigner's God

2022
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N/A

The chief priest in the village dies and the village is in turmoil. Onyeka is constantly being ridiculed and taunted about her condition, the family members bring Maureen in as the new wife. A priest in the village, and Onyeka goes to the Catholic church to pray to God to give her a child.

Rising Moon

2005