Sanitation Day
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Temitope Bolade
Elozanam Ogbolu
Charles Inojie
Nse Ikpe-Etim
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| Directed by | Seyi Babatope |
| Screenplay by | Seyi Babatope Temitope Bolade |
| Story by | Seyi Babatope |
| Starring | Blossom Chukwujekwu Elozanam Ogbolu Charles Inojie Nse Ikpe-Etim |
Production companies | Phebean Films Filmone Entertainment Huahua Media West African Film Fund Empire Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Filmone Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
Sanitation Day is a 2021 Nigerian crime thriller film produced, written and directed by Seyi Babatope. The film stars Blossom Chukwujekwu, Elozanam Ogbolu, Charles Inojie and Nse Ikpe-Etim in the lead roles. The film is based on two inspectors who have the prime responsibility to uncover the details of four perpetrators regarding a brutal murder of a man before the eve of Sanitation Day.[1] The film had its theatrical release on 29 January 2021 and opened to generally mixed reviews from critics.[2] The film was also selected as one of the 6 Nigerian films in the final list by the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee for the Oscar 2021 submissions but was nominated in final Oscar submissions list.[1]
The corpse of a young man is found in Baba Risi's Face-me-I-face-you during the routine communal environmental sanitation on the last Saturday of the month. The 'Police Department' is invited to investigate the death of the unidentified young man.[3]
Cast
- Blossom Chukwujekwu as Inspector Hassan
- Elozanam Ogbolu as Inspector Stanley
- Charles Inojie as Mazi Okeke
- Nse Ikpe-Etim as Madam Suzie
- Baaj Adebule as Friday
- Rosemary Abazie as Nkechi
- Tunji Aderibigbe as Theophilus
- Tobi Bakre as Dead Guy
- Maryam Booth as Munirat
- Ujam Chukwunonso as Malik
- Rita Edward as Mama Nkechi
- Chris Okagbue as Jonah
- Chuka Chyke as Chukwudi
- Belinda Effah as Ekaette
- Olakunle Fawole as Ajala
- Adebayo Salami as Oga Bello
- Saeed Mohammed as Umaru
- Matilda Ogunleye as Mama Cletus
- Yewande Osamien as Iya Tawa
- Elvina Ibru as Contractor
Production
The principal photography of the film began in March 2020 and it marked the second West African Film Fund project of FilmOne Entertainment.[4][5] FilmOne Entertainment in collaboration with Pheabean Films, Huahua Media and Empire Entertainment agreed to produce the film.[6] However the production of the film was suspended shortly after commencement due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The shooting of the film was halted before 23 March 2020.[7] The film was set in the backdrop of 2016.[4] It was released on Netflix on 21 July 2021.
