In Christmas in Miami, AY Reprises His Role as Akpos

Ferdinand Ekechukwu

From Atlanta, to Jamaica, to Sun City, and now in Miami, comic character Akpos continues his wave making antics in the much anticipated movie, Christmas in Miami, which opened last night across cinemas nationwide. This film stars Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), AY, Osita Iheme, IK Ogbonna, John Amos of the Coming to America fame, Tanya Price, and many others. The Ayo Makun’s comedy feature film appears a fresh breath of comic wonders going by its visual contents which portrays hilarious scenes.

In ‘Christmas in Miami’, the lead character, AY reprises his role as Akpos, following his rib-cracking and havoc-wreaking adventures in ‘30 Days in Atlanta’, ‘A Trip to Jamaica’ and 10 Days in Suncity. This time, he travels with his family to the exotic city of Miami, Florida, to represent Nigeria at the “Intercontinental Christmas Fiesta Show”, a unifying Fiesta that brings together 6 families from 6 very diverse nations across 5 continents to spend the week leading up to Christmas together, on an exotic Island in Miami, USA.

The story was created by AY, produced by Darlington Abuda, and directed by Robert O Peters. The project features an American family, a Chinese family, a Brazilian family, a British family, an Indian family, and a Nigerian family. Christmas in Miami is the fourth installment in the Akpos series. Since he made the transition from standup comedy to the big screen, AY has cemented his status as a box office star, with his films enjoying commercial success.

Now, relying on the charismatic presence of veteran movie star Richard Mofe-Damijo and the outrageously humourous antics of Osita Iheme, AY is set to thrill movie fans yet again with ‘Christmas In Miami’. AY previously shared a video of the trio walking in slow motion in what can be called his first teaser for the movie. Speaking on the movie earlier, he said it’s a multi-ethnic story of unity in diversity. It celebrates how we are all different, but the same, or how we are all ‘the same difference.

“Christmas transcends skin colour and racial barriers, and so Intercontinental Christmas Fiesta Reality Show aims to unite borders by helping each of the nations represented to also debunk long-held negative stereotypes and perceptions that the general public has had about them. For example, The American family will like to change the world’s ‘misguided’ perception that Americans always see themselves as… ‘The world’s policemen’ …believing that ‘the entire world needs America’s help’, because…

“Without America, the world cannot survive!’ “The Chinese family will like their participation to educate the world that all Chinese people don’t look exactly the same and not all Chinese people are Martial Artists. And the Indians, well, they need you to know that not every Indian is an IT expert. Brazilians want to tell the world that not all Brazilians have dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin, fit bodies and… big butts, whilst The Almighty British can confirm a fact we all already suspect…

“When we’re not drinking tea, we’re drinking alcohol.” And finally, there is no talk of diversity if you don’t bring in the black race. So let’s throw in a black country. Who else but the never-tiring Nigerians. Surely, Nigerians are the most keen to change the world’s number one held belief, that… All Nigerians are Scammers”.