Angry and disappointed, he takes their ailing mother hostage and gives the sisters five days to find his money. After much denial, the sisters concede they have the money, but when Shola goes upstairs to get it, the $800,000 seems to have grown legs.

When they return home, they must grapple with an unknown man, who claims ownership of the $800,000. After the search, the officers take the sisters in for questioning. The EFCC visits the next day (with a search warrant), Susan meets them at the door and signals Shola to hide the money. On the night of the day the EFCC announced the murder and theft on TV, Bola and Shola throw a housewarming party, it draws all sorts of attention and lands them in hot waters. They go on a spending spree - exotic cars, designers’ clothes and shoes, and a house that rivals Ikeji’s mansion. “I dare say what we are doing right now is activism.” Of course, Shola agrees. “This is not stealing, right?” Suzy asks Sholly. One night, she and Susan come across $800,000 at a murder scene, and they both convince themselves that taking the money isn’t wrong.

The script from Bunmi Ajakaiye doesn’t provide an adequate backstory of the sisters’ shenanigans, but a scene is dedicated to each of them so you get their shtick.Īll three sisters have one thing in common: they want to escape poverty, Shola can’t stop rambling about Linda Ikeji’s mansion in Banana Island.

The trio play the Sugar sisters: Etomi is Susan aka Suzy Sugar, a smart conman Aiyeola plays Shola aka Sholly Sugar, a not-so-smart scammer who might also be a high-class escort Ademoye plays Bola Sugar, the youngest and silliest, she is all about that audio life Rudeboy was critiquing on Audio Money- she is from a poor home, but she’s wealthy on Instagram. The adjective sweet is rarely used to describe cinema, but it best defines the experience that is the first act of Sugar Rush - a jolly ride that features the hilarious trio of Adesua Etomi, Bimbo Ademoye, and Bisola Aiyeola at their charismatic best.

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