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. Based on a true story.
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]
last, flight, abuja, 2012, nigerian, disaster, thriller, film, written, tunde, babalola, directed, produced, emelonye, starring, omotola, jalade, ekeinde, hakeem, kazim, iyke, shot, lagos, film, received, nominations, 2013, africa, movie, academy, awards, winn. 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 Last Flight to AbujaTheatrical posterDirected byObi EmelonyeWritten byTunde BabalolaObi EmelonyeAmaka Obi EmelonyeProduced byObi EmelonyeCharles ThompsonStarringOmotola Jalade EkeindeHakeem Kae KazimJim IykeJide KosokoUru EkeAnthony MonjaroCinematographyJames M CostelloEdited byBen NugentMusic byLuke CorradineProductioncompanyNollywood Film FactoryDistributed byNetflixRelease dates29 June 2012 2012 06 29 UK 3 August 2012 2012 08 03 Nigeria Running time81 minCountryNigeriaLanguageEnglishBudget 40 million 1 Box office 57 050 000 domestic gross 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditOn 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 Based on a true story Cast EditOmotola Jalade Ekeinde Suzie Hakeem Kae Kazim Adesola Ali Nuhu Dan Jim Iyke David Anthony Monjaro Aircraft captain Uru Eke Air hostess Tila Ben Passenger Jide Kosoko Chief Nike Celine Loader Captain Seye Uche Odoputa Efe Jennifer Oguzie Yolanda Samuel Ajibola Ashaju Oluwakemi Nneka J AdamsProduction EditDuring the filming process Emelonye had to deal with his peers banks and bureaucrats at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos 6 Reception EditLast 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 See also Edit Nigeria portal Film portalList of Nigerian films of 2012References Edit a b Kay Chris 13 August 2013 Moviemakers Beg Banks for Cash as Nollywood Goes Global Bloomberg Arogundade Funsho 16 March 2013 Emelonye s Last Flight To Abuja Tops AMAA Nominations P M News Nigeria Retrieved 3 June 2013 Africa Movie Academy Awards AMAA Winners 2013 African Movie Academy Award Archived from the original on 31 May 2013 Retrieved 2 June 2013 Full List of Nominees for 2013 African Movie Academy Awards African Spotlight Lagos Nigeria 18 March 2013 Retrieved 3 June 2013 Obi Emelonye talks lessons from making Nollywood classics Pulse Interview Retrieved 15 March 2021 a b Kay Chris Spillane Chris 13 December 2013 Nollywood comes of age Oman Tribune Archived from the original on 13 December 2013 Retrieved 25 May 2019 Last Flight to Abuja Nollywood Reinvented 19 April 2013 Retrieved 26 May 2019 a b Last Flight to Abuja grosses N8m in the box office Vanguard 18 August 2012 Retrieved 23 April 2014 Half of a Yellow Sun sets new box office record Vanguard 6 August 2014 Retrieved 31 October 2014 Last Flight to Abuja emerges best box office hit of 2012 Nigerian Voice 5 November 2012 Retrieved 25 May 2019 I m Happy Last Flight To Abuja Is Rated 4 Star Omotola Jalade Nigeria Films Archived from the original on 5 August 2012 Retrieved 23 April 2014 External links EditOfficial website Last Flight to Abuja at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Last Flight to Abuja amp oldid 1124016193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
