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Will Smith Meets Love, Death and Time in ‘Collateral Beauty’ Movie

The private screening for the movie ‘Collateral Beauty’ held on Wednesday, Dec. 28 at the Genesis Deluxe Cinema, The Palms, Lekki, Lagos. The event had a  large  turnout of people ranging from  filmmakers, distributors of the movie to the average Nigerian man.
The movie, ‘Collateral Beauty’ which was in cinemas across Nigeria from Friday, December 30, 2016, is directed by David Frankel and stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Pena, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore and Kate Winslet.

It tells the story of “Love, time, death — these three things that connect every single human being on Earth. We long for love, we wish we had more time, and we fear death”.   Will Smith (Howard) is a creative, charismatic, advertising executive who used to love life but now hates it since his daughter’s death. Howard spends lots of time writing letters, not to people but to “things” as a means of therapy. When his notes bring unexpected personal responses, he begins to understand how these constants The CEO of Blue Pictures, Mrs. Joy Ilibeno-Odiete said, “I am hopeful audiences will discover this terrific film that is well done and uplifting and has a great message of hope and connection. I encourage everyone to the movie as it hit cinemas across Nigeria on Friday, December 30, 2016. “

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