''Last Flight to Abuja'' is a 2012 Nigerian

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written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by

Obi Emelonye Obi Emelonye Emelonye a Nigerian film director. He is known for directing award-winning films such as ''Last Flight to Abuja'' (2012), '' The Mirror Boy'' (2011), and ''Onye Ozi'' (2013). In 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, which shut do ...

, and starring

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Omotola Jalade Ekeinde ( ; born Omotola Jalade, 7 February 1978) is a Nigerian actress, singer, philanthropist and former model. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995, Ekeinde has appeared in over 300 films, selling millions of copies. Omoto ...

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and

Jim Iyke James Ikechukwu Esomugha, popularly known as Jim Iyke (born 25 September 1976), is a Nigerian actor and one of the stars of the movie ''Last Flight to Abuja'' alongside Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and Hakeem Kae-Kazim. Early life and education H ...

. Shot in Lagos, the film received 5 nominations at the 2013

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, winning the category "Best film by an African based abroad". On 15 June 2020, 'Last Flight To Abuja' began streaming on Netflix eight years after it first premiered in London.

Plot

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.

Cast

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Omotola Jalade Ekeinde ( ; born Omotola Jalade, 7 February 1978) is a Nigerian actress, singer, philanthropist and former model. Since her Nollywood film debut in 1995, Ekeinde has appeared in over 300 films, selling millions of copies. Omoto ...

- Suzie *

- Adesola *

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- Dan *

- David * Anthony Monjaro - Aircraft captain *

Uru Eke Uru Eke (born October 11, 1979) is a Nigerian actress and film producer. She is known for her producing debut " Remember Me", her role as Obi in Ndani TV's popular web series '' Rumour Has It''. ''Last Flight to Abuja'', Africa Magic's Drama s ...

- Air hostess *Tila Ben - Passenger *

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- Chief Nike *Celine Loader - Captain Seye *Uche Odoputa - Efe *Jennifer Oguzie - Yolanda *

Samuel Ajibola Samuel Ajibola is a Nigerian television and film actor. He is best known for his role as a child-actor in the Opa Williams directed movie ''Tears for Love'', as well as his role as Spiff in the Africa Magic TV series ''The Johnsons''. Ajibola is ...

- * Ashaju Oluwakemi - * Nneka J. Adams

Production

During the filming process, Emelonye had to deal with his peers, banks, and bureaucrats at

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Reception

''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. The film grossed ₦8,350,000 in its opening weekend with an attendance of 9,638, and went ahead to gross ₦24,000,000 in its first week, topping the chart in west African cinemas and beating

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movies such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Madagascar 3''. It was released in many cities, including

and

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, where it was rated at 4 stars by Odeon cinemas.

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