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Tears of the Sun is a 2003 American action thriller film [4] directed by Antoine Fuqua.It depicts a fictitious U.S. Navy SEAL team rescue mission amidst the 21st-century version of the civil war in Nigeria.
On May, 2021, it was announced that three Nigerian filmmakers Rogers Ofime, Charles Okpaleke, and Agozie Ugwu along with Play Network Studios, Native Media TV, and UK-based filmmaker Femi Oyeniran, had teamed up to produce a new film, Hijack 93, [5] [6] based on the true story of the 1993 plane hijacking.
Strangers is a 2022 Nigerian drama film written by Anthony Eloka, produced by Banji Adesanmi and directed by Biodun Stephen. [1] [2] [3] The movie won the Gold Award for Directing at the International Independent Film Awards held in Los Angeles. [4] [5] and it stars Lateef Adedimeji, Bimbo Oshin, Bolaji Ogunmola, Debbie Felix. [2] [5]
Eagle Wings also known as Eagle Wings: an Air Force Story is a 2021 Nigerian war action drama film directed by Paul Apel Papel. It is described as Nigeria's first military based film. The film production also historically marked the first instance of a major collaboration between the Nigerian military and Nollywood film industry. [1]
Black November: Struggle for the Niger Delta is a 2012 Nigerian-American action drama film starring an ensemble cast that includes Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Fred Amata, Sarah Wayne Callies, Nse Ikpe Etim, OC Ukeje, Vivica Fox, Anne Heche, Persia White, Akon, Wyclef Jean and Mbong Amata.
Netflix’s Hijack ‘93 fictionalizes the gripping true story of four young adults who hijacked a plane to protest their government’s actions.. On Oct. 25, 1993, Richard Ogunderu, Kabir Adenuga ...
The dialogue in the screenplay is faithful in form to the novel, originally written in a lighter form of Nigerian Pidgin English known as Krio. [13] On August 20, 2013, Idris Elba joined the cast of the film adaptation. [4] On June 6, 2014, Ghanaian actors Ama K. Abebrese, Grace Nortey and David Dontoh joined the film. [10]
The military also assigned personnel to train the actors and guide the military aspect of the film. [5] [9] During the film's development, the director tried to minimize violence as he wanted people to focus on the story and not get distracted or pissed off by gory images. [7] Eight period cars of the 1970s were refurbished to be used in the film.