''93 Days'' is a 2016 Nigerian

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directed and co-produced by Steve Gukas. The film recounts the 2014 Ebola outbreak in

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and its successful containment by health workers from a

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hospital. It stars

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, Danny Glover and

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with joint-production through Native FilmWorks, Michel Angelo Production and Bolanle Austen-Peters Production. ''93 Days'' is dedicated to

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 ...

, a Nigerian

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who played a key role in the containment of Ebola in Nigeria.

Plot

On 20 July 2014, Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American diplomat, arrives in Lagos, Nigeria. He is immediately taken to First Consultants Medical Center after suffering from worsening symptoms. One of his accompanying physicians, Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, is concerned that he may have Ebola, even though Sawyer denies the suggestion; nevertheless, she decides to

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Sawyer and asks her staff to exercise caution when tending to him. The next afternoon, the test results are returned, and Sawyer is confirmed to have Ebola. Word travels quickly that there is a potential first case Ebola patient in Lagos, and soon news organizations around the world start broadcasting the news. Nigeria immediately begins preparations for an Ebola epidemic. Dr. Adadevoh meets with Dr. Wasiu Gbadamosi, who is in charge of the Yaba infectious facility, and Dr. David Brett-Major from the World Health Organization. She finds the Yasu facility is under-equipped to handle Ebola patients. On July 25, the physicians discover that Sawyer has died. The First Consultants Medical Center begins enhanced precautions and monitors its staff for Ebola signs and symptoms. The story centers on the sacrifices made by men and women who risked their lives to make sure the

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was contained, before it becomes an epidemic.

Cast

* Seun Ajayi as Dr. Niyi Fadipe *

as Doctor

*Zara Udofia Ejoh as Nurse Justina Echelonu *Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey as

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. ...

*Charles Etubiebi as Bankole Cardoso * Danny Glover as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri * Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama as Dr. Ada Igonoh *Seun Kentebe as Godwin Igonoh *

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as Doctor David Brett-Major *

as Wasiu Gbadamosi *Charles Okafor as Afolabi Cardoso * Gideon Okeke as Dr. Morris Ibeawuchi *Sola Oyebade as The Ambassador *

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as Dr. Adeniyi Jones

References

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* {{Ebola 2016 films English-language Nigerian films Films about viral outbreaks Films scored by George Kallis Films set in Nigeria Films shot in Nigeria Docudrama films Drama films based on actual events Films set in 2014 Films about death Thriller films based on actual events 2016 thriller drama films 2016 drama films Nigerian thriller drama films Nigerian films based on actual events Ebola in popular culture 2010s English-language films