One Lagos Night | |
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Directed by | Ekene Som Mekwunye |
Written by | Chigozirm Nwanegbo, Ekene Som Mekwunye |
Produced by | Ekene Som Mekwunye, |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Muhammad Atta Ahmed |
Edited by | Pascal Dakwoji, Muhammad Atta Ahmed |
Music by | Michael ‘Truth' Ogunlade |
Production company | Bukana Motion Pictures / Riverside productions |
Distributed by | FilmOne Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Nigeria |
Language | English |
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It first screened at the Nollywood Week, Paris on 10 May 2021. It was one of the 9 officially selected feature films to screen at the international film festival where it was allotted the closing film slot at the film festival. [4] After that, Netflix acquired the exclusive rights to the film where it premiered on the platform on 29 May 2021. [5] [6] [7] It received great reviews from critics like Filmrats. [1]
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