Son Of The Soil Review Bone-crunching Lagos Revenge Thriller With Bruising Swagger

Razaaq Adoti writes and stars in this scrappy gangland action romp, mixing Nollywood energy with bloody set pieces and a dash of 80s-style grit You have to respect an action film that has its protagonist stagger out of the intensive-care ward into an open-air street market in a backless hospital gown, his tackle whacking conspicuously against the fabric. Star Razaaq Adoti cant blame his agent, as it was the actor himself who scripted this Nigeria-set revenge thriller, in which his former special forces soldier makes a Jack Carter-like return to wreak havoc on the mean streets of Lagos. Zion Adoti has made the US his home after being dishonourably discharged and doing a stretch in the slammer. But he makes a beeline for Lagos when he receives an SOS message from his sister Ronke Sharon Rotimi, a hotel chambermaid who stumbles on respectable medical professional cum evil drug kingpin Dr Baptiste Philip Asaya as he murders a sex worker. Zion is too late: Ronke is a goner, framed as another victim of the fentanyl cocktail Matrix thats doing the rounds, courtesy of the bad doctor. Time for Zion to dust off his particular set of skills.