''Sanitation Day'' is a 2021 Nigerian

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film produced, written and directed by Seyi Babatope. The film stars

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, Elozanam Ogbolu,

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and

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in the lead roles. The film is based on two inspectors who have the prime responsibility to uncover the details of four perpetrators regarding a brutal murder of a man before the eve of Sanitation Day. The film had its theatrical release on 29 January 2021 and opened to generally mixed reviews from critics. The film was also selected as one of the 6 Nigerian films in the final list by the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee for the Oscar 2021 submissions but was nominated in final Oscar submissions list.

Synopsis

The corpse of a young man is found in Baba Risi's

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during the routine communal environmental sanitation on the last Saturday of the month. The 'Police Department' is invited to investigate the death of the unidentified young man.

Cast

as Inspector Hassan * Elozanam Ogbolu as Inspector Stanley *

as Mazi Okeke *

as Madam Suzie *

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as Friday * Rosemary Abazie as Nkechi * Tunji Aderibigbe as Theophilus *

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as Dead Guy * Maryam Booth as Munirat * Ujam Chukwunonso as Malik * Rita Edward as Mama Nkechi * Chris Okagbue as Jonah * Chuka Chyke as Chukwudi *

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as Ekaette * Olakunle Fawole as Ajala * Adebayo Salami as Oga Bello * Saeed Mohammed as Umaru * Matilda Ogunleye as Mama Cletus * Yewande Osamien as Iya Tawa *

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as Contractor

Production

The

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of the film began in March 2020 and it marked the second West African Film Fund project of FilmOne Entertainment. FilmOne Entertainment in collaboration with Pheabean Films, Huahua Media and Empire Entertainment agreed to produce the film. However the production of the film was suspended shortly after commencement due to the impact of the

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. The shooting of the film was halted before 23 March 2020. The film was set in the backdrop of 2016. It was released on Netflix on 21 July 2021.

Critical reception

In a review for

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, Yousuph Grey said "Now that he has ticked this off his bucket list, we hope that Mr. Babatunde goes back to making relatable and less complicated movies because ‘Sanitation Day’ leaves no lasting impression. It’s forgettable, at best." He rated the movie 3/10.

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