A Place in the Stars
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| Directed by | Steve Gukas |
| Produced by | Steve Gukas Nosa Obayuwana |
| Written by | Ita Hozaife J. K. Amalou |
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| Music by | George Kallis |
| Cinematography | Harald Beeker John L. Demps Jr. Manu Lapière |
| Edited by | Antonio Rui Ribeiro |
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Natives Filmworks
Jungle FilmWorks |
| Distributed by | Silverbird Film Distribution |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ₦160 million (est) |
A Place in the Stars is a 2014 Nigerian crime thriller film written by Ita Hozaife and J. K. Amalou, co-produced and directed by Steve Gukas. It stars Gideon Okeke, Segun Arinze, Matilda Obaseki, Yemi Blaq, Femi Branch and Dejumo Lewis. The film was inspired by the tenure of Late Professor Dora Akunyili as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
The film is set in 2006, and narrates the story of Kim Dakim (Gideon Okeke), a young lawyer who has information about the trafficking of counterfeit drugs and stands to make millions of dollars if he doesn’t pass on the information. However, the drug baron, Diokpa Okonkwo (Segun Arinze) is ready to kill in order protect his thriving illegal trade and Kim has him to contend with, while battling with his conscience and everything he has been raised to believe is right.
A Place in the Stars focuses on "how fake and adulterated medical drugs are being traded for billions of dollars". Gukas decided to make a film on fake drugs, having been inspired by the tenure of the now late Dora Akunyili as the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). According to him, the zeal and dedication of Akinyili helped a lot to reduce the prevalence of fake drugs in Nigeria to a minimum level at the time.
The film which was partly funded by Nigeria's National Film and Video Censors Board, is a co-production of Native Filmworks with Jungle FilmWorks, Massive Entertainment, Consolidated Media Associates, Pepper Fruit Consult, MichelAngelo Productions and T-Large Media. According to Gukas, the total amount spent on producing the film is over a million dollars. It was shot in Jos, Abuja and Lagos. The film's development through production took a period of five years. The director noted the funding style as the reason behind the long duration.
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