Last Flight to Abuja

Last Flight to Abuja
Theatrical poster
Directed byObi Emelonye
Written by
  • Tunde Babalola
  • Obi Emelonye
  • Amaka Obi-Emelonye
Produced by
  • Obi Emelonye
  • Charles Thompson
  • Nyimbi Odero
Starring
CinematographyJames M. Costello
Edited byBen Nugent
Music byLuke Corradine
Production
company
Nollywood Film Factory
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 29 June 2012 (2012-06-29) (UK)
  • 3 August  2012 (2012-08-03) (Nigeria)
Running time
81 min
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
Budget₦40 million[1]
Box office₦57,050,000 (domestic gross)[1]

Last Flight to Abuja is a 2012 Nigerian disaster thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by Obi Emelonye, and starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke. Shot in Lagos, the film received 5 nominations at the 2013 Africa Movie Academy Awards, winning the category "Best film by an African based abroad".[2][3][4] On 15 June 2020, 'Last Flight To Abuja' began streaming on Netflix eight years after it first premiered in London.[5]

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  2. ^ Arogundade, Funsho (16 March 2013). "Emelonye's ' Last Flight To Abuja' Tops AMAA Nominations". P.M. News Nigeria. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Winners 2013". Africa Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Full List of Nominees for 2013 Africa Movie Academy Awards". African Spotlight. Lagos, Nigeria. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Obi Emelonye talks lessons from making Nollywood classics [Pulse Interview]". Retrieved 15 March 2021.