Badamasi

Badamasi: Portrait of a General is a biopic film about former Nigerian head of state, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB). It was directed by Obi Emelonye and stars Enyinna Nwigwe in the lead role as Babangida. It is the first Nollywood political biopic.

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A flawed Army General attempts to guide an impossible African country through a viciously strained era in this first of its kind, authorised biopic, based on real events.

Released: 2021-06-12135 minDir: Obi EmelonyeHistory

Stream on: Amazon Prime Video

Cast

Tony Aclet
Chris Ada
Nnamdi Agbo
Julius Agwu
Abduljabir Ajimi
Abole Obakwo Ajimi

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Ratings

IMDb

6.1/10

44 votes

Year: 2021
Runtime: 135 min
Genres: Biography, History, Thriller
Awards: 2 nominations

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Author: Obi Emelonye
Genre: thriller film
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original language: English language
Main subject: Ibrahim Babangida
Director: Obi Emelonye
Screenwriter: Obi Emelonye
Cast member: Kalu Ikeagwu
Narrative location: Nigeria
Duration: 135
Distribution format: direct-to-video

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publication date: 2021-06-12
title: Badamasi
distributed by: Netflix

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Plot
Cast
Production and release
Critical reception
Awards and nominations
References
External links

==Plot== Badamasi tells the story of Babangida from his origin in the village of Wushishi in Northern Nigeria to his joining the army and time as a Nigerian military head of state. It also portrays significant events in Babangida's life including the period of the Nigerian civil war where Babangida sustains injuries in an attempt to rescue a colleague. The subsequent military coups and annulment of the June 1993 presidential elections were also portrayed.

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