Last Flight to Abuja

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Last Flight to Abuja
Last Flight to Abuja Theatrical Poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Obi Emelonye
Written by
  • Tunde Babalola
  • Obi Emelonye
  • Amaka Obi-Emelonye
Produced by
  • Obi Emelonye
  • Charles Thompson
  • Nyimbi Odero
Starring
CinematographyJames M. Costello
Edited byBen Nugent
Music byLuke Corradine
Production
company
Nollywood Film Factory
Distributed by Netflix
Release dates
  • 29 June 2012 (2012-06-29)(UK )
  • 3 August  2012 (2012-08-03)(Nigeria)
Running time
81 min
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Budget₦40 million [1]
Box office₦57,050,000 (domestic gross) [1]

Last Flight to Abuja is a 2012 Nigerian disaster thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by Obi Emelonye, and starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke. Shot in Lagos, the film received 5 nominations at the 2013 Africa Movie Academy Awards, winning the category "Best film by an African based abroad". [2] [3] [4] On 15 June 2020, 'Last Flight To Abuja' began streaming on Netflix eight years after it first premiered in London. [5]

Contents

Plot

On board the last flight of Flamingo Airways from Lagos to Abuja, it is a Friday night in 2006. The plane leaves on time and everything goes well until disaster strikes. While the pilots try to regain control of the flight, flashbacks reveal the reasons why each passenger took the flight and now have to face their destiny. It is based on a true story.

Cast

Production

During the filming process, Emelonye had to deal with his peers, banks, and bureaucrats at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. [6]

Reception

Last Flight to Abuja received mixed reviews. Praised for its cinematography and music score, most critics stated that the CGI and visual effects left a lot to be desired. [7] The film grossed ₦8,350,000 in its opening weekend with an attendance of 9,638, [8] [9] and went ahead to gross ₦24,000,000 in its first week, topping the chart in west African cinemas and beating Hollywood movies such as The Amazing Spider-Man , Think Like a Man , The Avengers and Madagascar 3 . [8] [10] It was released in many cities, including Lagos and London, [6] where it was rated at 4 stars by Odeon cinemas. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ Arogundade, Funsho (16 March 2013). "Emelonye's ' Last Flight To Abuja' Tops AMAA Nominations". P.M. News Nigeria. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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