Lockdown (2021)

Directed by

Moses Inwang

Genre

thriller film

Country

Nigeria

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

12

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Nigerian doctor fights to contain an Ebola outbreak by quarantining the first infected patient. She faces pressure from officials and struggles with limited resources.

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What happens

Lockdown is a 2021 Nigerian psychological thriller film written by Musa Jeffery David, Moses Inwang, and Melanie Oghene and directed by Moses Inwang. The film stars Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Tony Umez and Charles Awurum in the lead roles. The film was produced by the collaboration among studios Sneeze Films, FilmOne, iFactory Films and CEM Media Group. The film is based on Nigerian medical doctor Ameyo Adadevoh who was credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressure from the Liberian government. The film had its theatrical release on 28 May 2021 and received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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