Sanitation Day
Sanitation Day is a 2021 Nigerian crime thriller film produced, written and directed by Seyi Babatope. The film stars Blossom Chukwujekwu, Elozanam Ogbolu, Charles Inojie and Nse Ikpe-Etim 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 List of Nigerian submissions for [the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|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 Face-me-I-face-you 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
- Blossom Chukwujekwu as Inspector Hassan
- Elozanam Ogbolu as Inspector Stanley
- Charles Inojie as Mazi Okeke
- Nse Ikpe-Etim as Madam Suzie
- Baaj Adebule as Friday
- Rosemary Abazie as Nkechi
- Tunji Aderibigbe as Theophilus
- Tobi Bakre as Dead Guy
- Maryam Booth as Munirat
- Ujam Chukwunonso as Malik
- Rita Edward as Mama Nkechi
- Chris Okagbue as Jonah
- Chuka Chyke as Chukwudi
- Belinda Effah 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
- Elvina Ibru as Contractor
Production