The film narrates the story of a business mogul and a socialite, Dan Ansah Williams who is dying of cancer and has been told that he has six weeks left to live. He makes a decision with the help of his attorney to call all his children back home, most of whom were born out of wedlock and various illicit affairs. The re-union spins a lot of surprises as each child returns with an agenda, which gives hilarious results.
[6] trailer of House of Gold was released on YouTube on 4 March 2013.[7] The film was premiered in Ghana on 12 April 2013[8] and in Nigeria on 19 July 2013,[3] before going on a general theatrical release in Nigeria.[9][10] It was released on DVD with the title Family Runs in November 2013 by Henrikesim Multimedia Concept.[11]
Reception
Box office
House of Gold grossed a total of ₦15,454,401 in Nigerian cinemas, peaking at number 3 on the Box Office chart, at the time of its release, .[1]
Critical reception
The film was generally met with negative reviews. Nollywood Reinvented rated the film 28%, stating that the narrative "takes some getting used to" and concluded: "House of Gold is ‘nothing spectacular’, but it is ‘nothing spectacular’ dressed in pretty clothes and filled with many comic moments".[12] Sodas and Popcorn comments: "House of Gold began with great potential but somehow ended up going last-flight-to-abuja on us all and just crashes shortly after takeoff". It gave the film 2 out of 5 and concluded by stating: "addicts would have had a great time watching this movie, which admittedly was indeed funny. But then, it is what it is; A badly written funny movie. If you are a big fan of a GOOD movie and you were attracted to this movie by the awesome title and lovely poster, then move along. Nothing here for you".[13] Wilfred Okiche of YNaija panned the film, stating that "The plot is repetitive, scripting is wishy washy, characters come and go in a disastrous blur and nothing here is particularly memorable, not even in a bad way". He however commended Francis Odega's performance, but concluded: "Yvonne Nelson and Majid Michel cannot save this House of Gold from sinking".[14]Ameyaw Debrah of Africa Magic gave a mixed review and concluded: "House Of Gold has a lot of good laugh-out-loud moments which make up for the not too impressive acting and fickle storyline. Not a collector’s item but a good movie to see with the family or with friends".[15] Efe Doghudje of 360Nobs gave 3.5 out of 10 stars and concluded: "Family Runs [House of Gold] was a miscue in terms of production quality, post production and scripting, which is very unlike the team that put Single and Married together".[16] Ada Arinze of Connect Nigeria comments: "The movie starts out well, with lots of laughs, but spirals down into a boring and predictable ending".[17]
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