''Lockdown'' is a 2021 Nigerian

psychological Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between t ...

thriller film written and directed by

Moses Inwang Moses Inwang (born 31 January 1978) is a Nigerian film director, producer, editor and screenwriter best known for classic films in the Nollywood mainstream that speak to societal ills and nagging live issues rarely documented in Nigerian movie ...

. The film stars

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 ...

, 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 Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (27 October 1956 – 19 August 2014) was a Nigerian physician. She is credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Western African Ebola virus epidemic in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer, in ...

who was credited with having curbed a wider spread of the

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in Nigeria by placing the patient zero,

Patrick Sawyer Patrick Oliver Sawyer ( - 24 July 2014) was a Liberian-American lawyer who was notable for being the index case for the introduction of Ebola virus disease into Nigeria during the West African Ebola epidemic in 2014. Sawyer was a naturalized U.S. ...

, in quarantine despite pressure from the

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. The film had its theatrical release on 28 May 2021 and received mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

* Tony Umez * Charles Awurum *

Sola Sobowale Sola Sobowale (born 26 December 1963) is a Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Sola Sobowale had her big break in 2001, in the premiere of Nigeria's popular television drama series Super Story: ''Oh Father, O ...

Ini Dima-Okojie Ini Dima-Okojie (born 24 June 1990) is a Nigerian actress from Edo State, Nigeria. She resigned from her job in investment banking to enroll at the New York Film Academy. She started her career with the first television appearance on Taste of L ...

* Chioma Akpotha * Jide Kene Achufusi *

Deyemi Okanlawon Deyemi Okanlawon is a Nigerian film, television, theatre and voice actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Omo Ghetto: The Saga'', '' Blood Sisters'' and '' King of Boys: The Return of the King''. He has been listed as the highest grossing ...

* Nobert Young *

Emem Inwang Emem Inwang is a Nigerian actress and model. She was formerly Emem Udonquak. On October 18, 2014 she won the 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards (3rd edition) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie ''Itoro''. The event was held at the Inter ...

* Josh2Funny * Melanie Oghene *

Chinonso Arubayi Chinonso Arubayi is a Nigerian film and television actress, television presenter, film and television producer and model. She is best known for her roles in ''My Flatmates'', ''Rumour Has It'' and her film production debut, '' I Am Nazzy'' alongs ...

Production

The

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

of the film was postponed due to the nationwide lockdown implemented in Nigeria during the first wave of the

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in March 2020. The film became the second batch of the Western African Film Fund with the collaboration of Sneeze Films, FilmOne, iFactory Films and CEM Media Group along with HuaHua Media and Empire Entertainment. The film was made based on the Ebola outbreak despite speculations emerged that the film was inspired based on the COVID-19 outbreak. Director, Inwang who was the brainchild of the story for the film revealed that he had begun conceiving the story in 2016 based on the Ebola virus outbreak in 2015. The film was predominantly shot in

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