Written by Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim
(Uncle AminuKhan) Political and Socio-Cultural Analyst.
Voiceless is a parable touching life Hausa movie released in 2020 by Nollywood Film Industry. It is a true story that I believe if the Nigerians’ film industries will continue to produce paramount films like it, they will inevitably be among the best film factories in the world.
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The first scene of the drama retained me monumentally to watch it complete not because it commenced with action but it was a scene that will have made audience tears and remind any kindhearted person of the tensions that the vulnerable people affected by the barbaric acts of BokoHaram went through.
It is a story of a bright promising girl, Salma who was taken away from school by terrorists alongside her 245 schoolmates.
Asabe Madaki who played the role of Salma is one of the preeminent actresses in the movie as she made me feel like all the events occurred in my presence. The film showed how she led the escaping of her schoolmates whom they were abducted together. She sacrificed and endangered herself for their liberation.
Likewise, Sani Mu’azu was an elegant, skilful and versatile actor. A well-talented actor and could play well in any position. He was a proud and helpful father for Salma who was assisting her dreams to come true before the tragedy alienated them. She lost her benedictive dreams which could be revived after escaping from the terrorist group.
If her choleric father had not baited her and rejected the wanted child she got with one of the abductees who they became betrothed in the captivity she wouldn’t lose off her dreams and left home for Goni.
All the characters who appeared in the movie have performed better and played their given roles meticulously.
Indeed the pathetic film demonstrated the terrible predicament that the victims of terrorism find themselves where they are being tormented and get killed by society even though it’s not their flaw for what happened to them.
Although the movie was not produced by Kannywood, the industry that is known for producing Hausa films, but it is now clarified that if such films are produced in the Hausa Language, Kannywood will be watched and accepted globally.
May be filming in Hausa language was developed based on a true-life story, if it is real the tragic film “Voiceless” would be unique, because it depicted numerous events that occurred as a result of the Boko Haram war which many people didn’t know about..
Watching this film got me strength of chastising people who are arguing that movies that are produced in the Hausa language would not be internationally recognized.
Hausa Films would be indubitable worldwide perceived like other films such as Indian, Chinese and Korean movies, who for a very long time produce films with their indigenous language.
In this era, Kannywood needs to do novelty movies as there are a lot of stories that should be filmed on some of them are true stories that surround us and they can nab the world’s attention to find out the panacea of some delicate problems that are dreadful in our society.
I had boycotted Hausa and Indian Movies before watching Voiceless because of their perennial style especially those that were produced in Telugu due to the unrealistic story, events and acting portrayed in them, that will never be believed by the critics’ viewers like me.
Sometimes I doubt if their producers, directors and story writers consult experts before making films. Is what themed in some Hausa films retarded the development of the industry? It is also credible that most of the stories in Hausa films are produced based on love. It is clear in ten movies eight are exactly on marriage or love that do not transpire in real life.
I am not perfunctory berating love movies because some of them are made with wisdom and even international film industries still produce them but what made me penned, is how Kannywood does not emulate and embrace new ways of making films that will be more perpetually impactful on viewers.
Producing films like Voiceless and some alike that showed the true story and modern technology in the Hausa language will entice investors, experts and well-educated people into the film industry.
What is more fascinating about the Voiceless movie is the way it illustrated how Bokoharam abducted and dragged the young people forcefully into terrorism. It also displayed how people take the law into their hands and kill whoever escapes from the enclave of the perverse terrorist groups.
The film demonstrated how people failed to understand that most of the surrendered Boko haram members were hauled into the callous group by force and they may deserve amnesty.
Especially at this juncture, the federal government is being called to arraign the capitulated members without thinking about how they join the group whether intentionally or forcefully.
I do not solicit an amnesty for every escaped and surrendered member but what was exhibited in the movie will surely make people think about their solution. There is amnesty no matter how war is but the government has to be very vigilant to avoid granting remission to the people that will later rearm themselves and murder innocents live.
The Voiceless film consists of amazing major characters, Sani Ma’azu, Uzee Usman, Yakubu Muhammad, Abba Ali Zaki, Adam Garba as the male leading characters while the female leading characters include Asabe Madaki, Rekiya, Atta, Habiba Zock Sock, Nadiya Dutch.
Robert O. Peter is the Director of the film and Roger Ofime played the role of Producer, as well as Mahmood Ali Balogun who happens to be a Production Consultant indeed all of them, deserve to be praised for their immense contribution to make the film educative and informative to the society.
Likewise, I would not conclude without applauding the author of the movie, Jennifer Agunloye for writing an informative and notable film that indeed highlighted how the Boko Haram war had obliterated our economy, displaced thousands of people, wounded uncountable and caused the death of many innocents lives.
