The feature follows two journalists - keen, young Rufus and ageing, cynical Zaq - as they pursue the kidnapped European wife of an oil executive into the badlands of the Niger delta. But "the story is not always the final goal", Zaq tells Rufus at the beginning of their Conradian journey upriver, and their quest for the truth soon turns into something more complex.

mit / estrelado / starring / avec
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ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Newton I. ADUAKA

Nigeria, Canada | Feature Narrative (in production)

3rd Feature Narrative | 3e Long métrage fiction


NOTE BY THE DIRECTOR
With OIL ON WATER, I want to explore, cinematically, the ecological disaster sweeping through our time, across the globe. This is the singular most important problem staring humanity in the face today. One that we must all come to terms with in order to re enforce our search for a way to continue to exist on this planet.

Titel / Título / Title / Titre :
OIL ON WATER
زيت على الماء


Filmgattung | Tipo | Type :
SpielFilm | Feature Narrative | Long métrage Fiction

Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2015-

Producers | Producteurs
Éric Idriss-Kanago, Daniela Mujica (Yzanakio)

REGISSEUR | REGIA | REALIZADOR | DIRECTOR | RÉALISATEUR :
Newton ADUAKA

Scénář | SCREENWRITER | SCÉNARISTE :
Newton Aduaka

PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
- Granit Films (France)
- Yzanakio (Canada)

World Sales | Ventes Internationales :
- Photogram (Canada)
Sarah El Ouazzani | sarah(@)photogramfilms.com


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Yzanakio (Canada) | Éric Idriss-Kanago, Daniela Mujica | info(@)yzanakio.com


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.granitfilms.com/oil-on-water/
► https://atlasateliers.marrakech-festival.com/fr/selection/2021/oil-on-water
Updated by Thierno DIA, 13 August 2025