Lockdown

Lockdown (2021)

The film is based on Nigerian medical doctor Ameyo Adadevoh who was credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer.

Data di uscita
2021-05-28
Durata
1 h 24 min
Generi
Thriller
Regista
Moses Inwang

Cast

Curiosità

Lockdown is a 2021 Nigerian psychological thriller film written by Musa Jeffery David, Moses Inwang, and Melanie Oghene and directed by Moses Inwang. The film stars Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Tony Umez and Charles Awurum in the lead roles. The film was produced by the collaboration among studios Sneeze Films, FilmOne, iFactory Films and CEM Media Group. The film is based on Nigerian medical doctor Ameyo Adadevoh who was credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressure from the Liberian government. The film had its theatrical release on 28 May 2021 and received mixed reviews from critics.

Production

The principal photography of the film was postponed due to the nationwide lockdown implemented in Nigeria during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The film became the second batch of the Western African Film Fund with the collaboration of Sneeze Films, FilmOne, iFactory Films, and CEM Media Group along with HuaHua Media and Empire Entertainment.

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