10 Days in Sun City

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10 days in Sun City
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdze Ugah
Produced byDarlington Abuda
Starring
Production
company
Corporate World Entertainment
Distributed bySilverbird Distributions
Release date
  • 17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)(Nigeria)
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Box office₦176.7 million [1]

10 days in Sun City is a 2017 Nigerian romantic action comedy film that premiered on 17 June 2017. [2] [3] [4] It is executive produced by AY Makun, who also plays a lead role in the film. [5] It is directed by Adze Ugah, written by Kehinde Ogunlola and produced by Darlington Abuda. [4] [6] The film is the third installment in the Akpos Adventure Franchise and was shot at locations in Lagos and Johannesburg, South Africa. [2] [7]

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Synopsis

The film tells the story of an aspiring beauty queen who rises to stardom, but pays the price of losing her peace and joy by denouncing her fiancé, who is her manager. She was on the verge of being enslaved by her God Father when he is confronted by some of the people he has deprived of benefits in the past. The film illustrates that true love conquers all, regardless of barriers or challenges encountered. [6]

Cast

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2018 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Comedy of the YearNominated [8]
Movie with the Best CinematographyWon

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