Title: Twists of Life
Adapted from a book by Chimezie Ihekuna (Mr. Ben)
Screenwriter: Robert Sacchi
Rev Michael Xhosa’s ‘Saved By His Grace’ sermon becomes a It narrates twists in the ordeals of people all around the world. Ranging from personal to professional, educational to business, political to ministerial endeavours, it explores the situations of individuals whose plights fall under them.
Genre: Short
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Synopsis/Details:
Twists of Life is a five-chapter work that portrays “situational twists” – when those who sow good seeds in the world end up reaping a harvest of grief! Reflecting that the world, since its emergence, had had great affinity towards stories, this work includes a matrix of stories that appeal to all peoples of the world because of their specificity. Asians, Americans, Europeans, Africans, the Arabs and so forth have their stories mirrored in the literary work Twists of Life.
Chapter One, “The Graced Fellow,” paints a story of a crime-turned-love situation involving a group of armed bandits known as the Notorious Circle. They operate in Lagos, Abuja and the Port-Harcourt areas of Nigeria. Killing industrialists, merchants, politicians, robbing and raping young women epitomize their activities. From the Republic of South Africa, Morocco, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Liberia, and Nigeria, and all currently residing in Nigeria, the seven-man gang became a household name through the nineties there. Coming from wealthy backgrounds, except for Bode, who had struggled, they all had their fill of ill-gotten success until the long hands of the law caught up with them. But something happened to Bode…
“The Other Side of Education”, Chapter Two, describes the twists in the fates of Ken and Spencer, educated at Kent High School, London. Ken was known as a “misfortune to mankind.” Spencer had all going his way-intelligence and influence. However, Ken would realize that earning “Fs” in class would not necessarily mean being a failure in life. This would be his motivation throughout his travels till he finally settled in his home, Canterbury, New Zealand, after he made it in the oil industry. Spencer, on the other hand, had a rosy life in England, his home country, until the financial crisis took a toll on him. This situation created a twist – brought Spencer to his back-in-High-School second-fiddle feelings toward “nobody” Ken after many years, but then another development comes up.
“The Woman In Politics,” Chapter Three, depicts the political tussle between Rodriguez and Gloria of the Peoples’ Party and Empowerment Party, respectively. Through politically motivated manoeuvres at the expense of her rival Rodriguez, who was winning the popular vote, Gloria became the first-elected female president of Brazil. The plot turned in favour of Gloria when she was quoted as saying: “…A man has his will but a woman will always have her way…But fate turned towards Rodriguez again soon, in Lisbon, Portugal and Madrid.
Chapter Four, “The Evil Genius,” narrates a story of how Park Sung, a Korean-America preacher, intended to set a record as the first man to embark on a successful world religious tour. With the P.A.G.A.N movement he set up when he was twenty-one, he had gathered knowledge about trickery and hypnosis and had studied world geography at a certain price…to DEAL with his uncle and master, Jin. For over the next thirty years of his life, he would achieve his agenda until there was a total twist in his blueprinted plan!
Chapter Five, “The Ugly Decision,” tells the story of a man, David. Growing up under the watchful eyes of his parents, Canadian disciplinarians, he promised to live a responsible life. However, as he grew older, he became a shadow of what he promised. Promiscuity took a hold of him. Due to that, David could not settle down in marriage the way his parents had at a young age. In fact, during his teen years, he vowed never to have anything to do with the promiscuous Eunice, but something happened between them years later…
“The Learning Authoress” is the last chapter’s title. It narrates years of rejection by several publishers for Greco-Roman American Alice’s work “The Twists of Life.” As time went on in her search for a publisher, one thing led to another and life brought her into personal contact with Skyline Publishers-the first publisher that rejected her work outright! She became a household name throughout California.