{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Family on Fire | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Tade Ogidan | producer =Tade Ogidan | writer = Tade Ogidan | starring = Saheed Balogun<br>Segun Arinze<br> Sola Fosudo | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = OGD Pictures | distributor = OGD Pictures | released = {{Film date|2012}} | runtime = 145 minutes | country = Nigeria | language = Yoruba and subtitled in English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Family on Fire''''' is a 2011 Nigerian film produced and directed by Tade Ogidan. It stars Saheed Balogun, Segun Arinze, Sola Fosudo and Sola Sobowale.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/tade-ogidan-plans-to-take-family-on-fire-to-the-people/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Tade Ogidan plans to take Family on Fire to the people|date=20 April 2012 |newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref> The film premiered on 4 November 2011 at The Lighthouse Hall, Camberwell Road, London, and on 9 April 2012 at the All Seasons Plaza in Ikeja, Lagos.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/tade-ogidan-sets-family-on-fire/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Tade Ogidan sets family on fire|date=25 November 2011 |newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=adefaye |date=2012-04-20 |title=Tade Ogidan plans to take Family on Fire to the people |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/04/tade-ogidan-plans-to-take-family-on-fire-to-the-people/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-07-16 |newspaper=Vanguard|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Plot== A young man, Kunle commits a grievous act that leaves his family members in anguish. In Lagos, Kunle hides cocaine in his mother's baggage before she pays a visit to his siblings, including the eldest brother Femi in London. His mother narrowly escapes from the British immigration officers. A rescheduled flight to the UK foils Kunle's plans to retrieve the illegal drug. Before his arrival, Femi's wife accidentally sees it while unpacking the food items stuffed along with the drug. A student in London, Moyo who is sponsored by Femi, gets remunerated by the drug dealers after stealing it from where it is hidden, but the enraged drug barons, led by the Don and his gang, unleash terror on Kunle's family. Suspense fills the air when nobody makes any attempt to find Moyo at his school since he is assumed to be in danger. Contrary to their expectations, he is on a celebration spree in London before his inevitable arrest.<ref name="punch">{{Cite news |title=Nollywood comes alive as Family on Fire premieres |url=http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/nollywood-comes-alive-as-family-on-fire-premieres/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516235710/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/nollywood-comes-alive-as-family-on-fire-premieres/ |archivedate=2012-05-16 |newspaper=The Punch}}</ref>
==Cast== *Saheed Balogun *Segun Arinze *Sola Fosudo *Sola Sobowale *Bukky Amos *Lanre Hassan ==Premiere== ''Family on Fire'' premiered on 4 November 2011, at The Lighthouse Hall, Camberwell Road, London.<ref name=":0" /> Attendees included actors Kunle Afolayan, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Ramsey Nouah, Teju Babyface, Saheed Balogun, Segun Arinze, and Bimbo Akintola.<ref>{{cite web |date=19 October 2011 |title=Family Ties, Drugs & Drama! Tade Ogidan's New Blockbuster "Family on Fire" premieres in London this November |url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2011/10/19/family-ties-drugs-drama-tade-ogidans-new-blockbuster-family-on-fire-premieres-in-london-this-november/ |work=BellaNaija}}</ref> The film also premiered in Lagos State, Nigeria, on 9 April 2012 at the All Seasons Plaza.<ref name=":1" /> Notable attendees included Femi Adebayo, Desmond Elliot, and Yemi Shodimu, as well as Molade Okoya-Thomas, Abimbola Fashola, and Oladipo Diya, a retired lieutenant general and former chief of defence staff.<ref name="punch" />
==Accolades== The film received two nominations at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards held on 22 April 2012, at the Expo Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ama-awards.com/awards/2012|title=AMAA Nominees and Winners 2012 - Africa Movie Academy Awards|work=ama-awards.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214081938/http://ama-awards.com/awards/2012|archivedate=2014-02-14}}</ref> It was nominated for Best Nigerian Film and Best Film in an African Language. Both awards were won by ''Adesuwa'' and ''State of Violence'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ama-awards.com/news/nigeria-and-south-africa-lead-amaa-nominations |title=Nigeria and South Africa lead AMAA nominations - Africa Movie Academy Awards |work=ama-awards.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411032955/http://ama-awards.com/news/nigeria-and-south-africa-lead-amaa-nominations |archivedate=2015-04-11 }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Nigerian crime drama films Category:2012 films Category:2012 crime drama films Category:2010s Yoruba-language films Category:2012 Nigerian films Category:Films set in London Category:Films set in Lagos Category:Films about dysfunctional families Category:Films about the illegal drug trade Category:Films about cocaine