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 Nwankwo
Kanu, the man at the centre of the movie
titled ‘Lion Heart: The Kanu Story’, has
expressed his desire to include a reward
system in the movie project for ball fans.
Kanu, who expressed this desire at the
unveiling of the first promotional poster
for the movie during the week, explained his
motive for such gestures.
“My life story will be incomplete if I do
not involve the fans who truly love me.
“Imagine those fans who approach me each
time at the airport just to take a
photograph with me; imagine how many homes
have framed my pictures either while playing
football or just walking down the street. To
me, this is love, and I must show them I
love them too. This movie project will not
be complete without rewarding some of such
people,” observed the Super Eagles and
Portsmouth of England forward.
Lion Heart, which is currently being filmed
in Nigeria, London, Amsterdam, the USA,
South Africa and India, is slated for global
premiere in September this year.
It is a documentary feature that chronicles
Kanu’s inspiring rags to riches story from a
unique perspective that delves into his
journey into the world of soccer from his
humble beginnings in Owerri, his struggle
with a near-fatal heart condition at the
peak of his football career and the heart
surgery in Cleveland, Ohio. His tribulations
and triumph at Arsenal, Ajax, Portsmouth and
other big clubs in Europe are all well
captured in this classic movie.
Neil Oyenekan, the producer of the movie,
has assured that these fans would be part of
the movie, pointing out “a great story is
told from several perspectives and including
the fans in the story of an African icon is
a great idea”.
He added that besides getting the views of
the regulars who may have had a personal or
professional relationship with Kanu, it is
quintessential to also document the
pictorial experiences of those individuals
who recognize and idolize Kanu without
knowing what kind of person he is at close
quarters; “we’d like to unravel the motive
behind this adulation and know what the fans
are thinking because you really have to
admire someone before you walk up to him to
request for a photo opportunity”, he noted.
Oyenekan hinted that there are fans who have
taken more than a dozen photographs with
Kanu over the years “and we would just like
to see these pictures and also get more
perspectives from the fans that had these
pictures taken”.
James Amuta, the movie’s promoter, in a
statement in Lagos, gave insights into the
modalities for participating in the first of
a series of fun-filled activities designed
to reward the Kanu fans.
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