Monday, 20 October 2014

KUNLE AFOLAYAN ON OCTOBER 1

Kunle Afolayan discussed his latest film 'October 1' and his dream of taking Africa Cinema to the next level on AriseTV UK this week. (Videoclip further below)

We await the Dates for the UK theatrical release and hopefully in Aberdeen/Scotland too.

About 'OCTOBER 1:

October 1 is a 2014 Nigerian dark psychological thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan. It stars Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya, David Bailie, Kehinde Bankole, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Nick Rhys, Kunle Afolayan, Femi Adebayo, Bimbo Manuel, Ibrahim Chatta and introducing Demola Adedoyin and Deola Sagoe.

The film narrates the story of Danladi Waziri (Sadiq Daba), a police officer from Northern Nigeria who is posted to a remote town of Akote inWestern Nigeria to investigate the frequent female murder cases in the community, and have the mystery solved before the Nigerian flag is raised on October 1, Nigeria's Independence Day.

The film which received sponsorships from Lagos State Government, Toyota Nigeria, Elizade Motors, Guinness and Sovereign Trust Insurance was shot in Lagos and Ondo State for a period of over forty days after four months of preproduction. The film premiered on 28 September 2014 at EXPO centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, with a general theatrical release on 1 October 2014, after several release postponements.



Credits:
Article: Wikipedia
Video: AriseTV
Image: Internet

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