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October 1
2014
· Movie
· 148 min
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64/100
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September 1960. As Nigeria prepares for independence from the British, a seasoned police detective rushes to find the serial killer slaughtering its native young women.
Details
- Director
- Kunle Afolayan
- Writer
- Tunde Babalola
- Studio
- Golden Effects Pictures
- Released
- 1 October 2014
- Country
- Nigeria
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →3 major awards won · 16 wins from 25 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Best Nigerian Film | Kunle Afolayan | Winner |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Achievement in Costume Design | Deola Sagoe & Obijie Oru | Winner |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sadiq Daba | Winner |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Most Promising Actor | Demola Adedoyin | Nominee |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Achievement in Production Design | Yinka Edward | Nominee |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Achievement in Editing | Mike Steve Adeleye | Nominee |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Best Film | Kunle Afolayan | Nominee |
| 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards 2015 | Best Director | Kunle Afolayan | Nominee |
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11th Africa Movie Academy Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Achievement in Costume Design | Deola Sagoe & Obijie Oru | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sadiq Daba | Winner |
| Best Nigerian Film | Kunle Afolayan | Winner |
| Achievement in Editing | Mike Steve Adeleye | Nominee |
| Achievement in Production Design | Yinka Edward | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kunle Afolayan | Nominee |
| Best Film | Kunle Afolayan | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actor | Demola Adedoyin | Nominee |
2015 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
12 nominations, 9 won
| Best Actress in a Drama | Kehinde Bankole | Winner |
| Best Art Director | Pat Nebo | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Deola Sagoe & Obijie Oru | Winner |
| Best Drama Writer | Tunde Babalola | Winner |
| Best Lighting Designer | Lanre Omofaye | Winner |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Lola Maja | Winner |
| Best Movie Director | Kunle Afolayan | Winner |
| Best Movie of the Year | Kunle Afolayan | Winner |
| Best Sound Editor | Kulanen Ikyo | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer | Yinka Edward | Nominee |
| Best Movie (Drama) | Kunle Afolayan | Nominee |
| Best Video Editor | Mike Steve Adeleye | Nominee |
2014 Africa International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Sadiq Daba | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | Kunle Afolayan | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Tunde Babalola | Winner |
2015 Pan African Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Programmers' Award – Narrative Feature | Kunle Afolayan | Winner |
| Best Narrative Feature | Kunle Afolayan | Nominee |