Rag Tag is a 2006 British

Cinema of the United Kingdom

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 and Nigerian

Cinema of Nigeria

The cinema of Nigeria grew quickly in the 1990s and 2000s to become the second largest film industry in the world in terms of number of annual film productions, placing it ahead of the United States and behind the Indian film industry...

 drama

Drama film

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/romance

Romance film

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 film written and directed by Adaora Nwandu. Rag Tag received its American premiere at the 2006 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.

Plot

Two childhood friends are reunited after many years and discover their feelings for one another have taken a new turn in this drama

Drama

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, the first feature film

Feature film

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 from writer and director Adaora Nwandu. Raymond (Danny Parsons), known to his friends as Rag, was born in England

England

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 to parents who were expatriates from the West Indies, and as a child his best mate was Tagbo (Damola Adelaja), or Tag for short, whose folks were émigrés from Nigeria

Nigeria

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. When Rag was sent to live with foster parents

Foster care

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, he and Tag lost touch with one another, and went on to live different lives as adults—Rag has left behind a girlfriend and child in the North of England to move to London

London

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, where he's ended up on the wrong side of law, while Tag has graduated with honors from law school

Law school

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 and is looking for work while dating Olivia (Tasmin Clarke), a white political activist. By chance, Rag and Tag meet again one day, and despite their differences they soon become fast friends again. Rag and Tag seem to understand one another on a level others do not, and when Tag brings Rag along for a business trip

Business trip

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to Nigeria, their friendship moves to the next level and they become lovers. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Actor	Role
Daniel "Danny" Parsons	Raymond "Rag"
Adedamola "Damola" Adelaja	Tagbo "Tag"
Tasmin Clarke	Olivia
Geoffrey Aymer	Pa Tagbo
Maria Adeioye	Ma Tagbo
Enor Ewere	Rachel
Chuma Oraedu	Xin
Ayo Fawole	Olisa
Ikenna 'Macoy' Akwari	Ikeora
Rachael Young	Heather
Kristian Ademola	Wing Tat
Olivette Cole-Wilson	Sylvia
Lamarr Nestor-Thelwell	Tag, age 12
Chanelle Wilshire	Keisha
Amanda Van Annan	Ruqaya
Gayle Dudley	Debbie

Production Credits

• Director - Adaora Nwandu
• Writer - Adaora Nwandu
• Producer - Adaora Nwandu
• Producer - Uzoamaka Nwandu
• Executive Producer - Faruk Lasaki
• Executive Producer - Chris Madubuko
• Co-Producer - Donald Nwandu
• Co-Producer - Arinze Nwandu
• Director Of Photography - Kalilah Robinson
• Director Of Photography - Segun Oladimeji
• Editor - Andy Hague
• Music - Kyan Laslett O'Brien
• Music - Jack Molder
• Music - Tamara Douglas-Morris
• Music Supervisor - Heather Andrews
• Music Supervisor - Kyan Laslett O'Brien
• Music Supervisor - Jack Molder
• Production Designer - Dan Tan
• Art Director - Mendeni Griffiths
• Costume Designer - Amaka Mbadiwe
• Sound - Heather Andrews
• Assistant Director - Dan Tan
• Casting - Adaeze Oraedu
• Company Information - Muka Flicks - Production Company