9th September, 2015
Funsho Arogundade
Award-winning American actor, Danny Glover has arrived Nigeria to play a lead role in an upcoming movie, ’93 Days’.
Glover arrived Tuesday night to commence shooting of ’93 Days’, a movie based on Ebola crisis in Nigeria.
Another Hollywood veteran, Tim Reid is among other A-list Nigerian actors that have been cast in different roles for the movie.
’93 Days’ is a movie centred around the true-life story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save people from the consequences of the highly dreaded Ebola Virus outbreak.
It was a compelling human story of dedication, sacrifice, resilience and survival.
The movie demonstrated the bravery of the late Dr. Ameyor Stella Adadevoh and her colleagues from their encounter with the late American-Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who was the index case of the Ebola Virus.
The movie, however, focuses on ensuring that the right medical procedures were in place to stop the spread of the disease in the country.
The project was a co-production between Michel Angelo Production, Bolanle Austen-Peters Production (BAP) and Natives Film Works. It was directed by Steve Gukas, and produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters, Dotun Olakunri and Steve Gukas.
According to the producers, ’93 Days’ is definitely a must-watch with a perfect blend of both local and international casts to ensure excellent quality and international exposure was achieved.
“We recognise that we have to tell our own stories. We also recognise that hardly ever are all the stars aligned to allow Nigeria and Nigerians shine on the international scene, our role is to celebrate our heroes and Nigeria on the global scene,” Austen Peters said.
Renowned American Theatre practitioner and Filmmaker, Pemon Rami, who also joined the team as producer added: “Our aim is to create a feature film that would resonate with many people across the world particularly in Nigeria and its sub-region. At its core, ’93 Days’ is a tale of common humanity and just how much we can achieve when we stand united.”