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  • You are a stupid idiot, Kunle Afolayan slams fan for watching pirated ‘Citation’ movie

    You are a stupid idiot, Kunle Afolayan slams fan for watching pirated ‘Citation’ movie

    Award winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has slammed an overenthusiastic film lover for watching a pirated copy of his newly released film, ‘Citation’.

    In the trending tweet, the Twitter user with the handle @iam_Muideen criticized the non-French translation in the movie. Unfortunately, the observation pointed out that his source was clearly not Netflix as the platform is currently streaming a fully subtitled film.

    It turns out Afolayan was in no mood to let the observation go and got angry.He tweeted, “You are a very stupid idiot. That’s what you get if you keep downloading films from unauthorized streaming platforms”.

     

    The rare outburst by the seasoned film director comes in the wake of reports that pirated copies of the film is flying around the internet.

    ‘Citation’ tells the story of Moremi Oluwa (Temi Otedola), a 21-year-old postgraduate student who seeks justice after a sexual harassment experience. It debuted on Netflix on November 6, 2020.

  • Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Citation’ ranked sixth top Netflix movie globally

    Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Citation’ ranked sixth top Netflix movie globally

    Kunle Afolayan, popular Nigerian filmmaker says ‘Citation’, his recently released movie on sexual harassment, has been ranked sixth among the top-10 most preferred movies on Netflix globally.

    He shared the news in a post via his Twitter handle wherein he shared a list spanning popular Netflix content.

    Afolayan’s tweet comes as FlixPatrol, a streaming data aggregator platform, had ranked ‘Citation’, as the seventh top Netflix movie in the world via its top-10 for week 46 on the basis of “viewers’ taste and popularity moods.”

    This put it ahead of movies like ‘Christmas Made to Order’, ‘The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie’, and ‘The Losers’.

    However, on the Nigerian end of the Netflix space, ‘Citation’ has consistently retained first place among the top-10, putting the Nollywood film ahead of ‘Operation Christmas Drop’ and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ as of November 14.

    ‘Citation’ tells the story of a 21-year-old female student on a Nigerian campus who takes the case of a randy and famed university professor to the institution’s senate body on account of the latter’s desperate advances at her.

    Subsequent events that unfold eventually pit her world against that of the respected academic, baring the realities that have frequently played out in many male-dominated educational environments.

    Among ‘Citation’s cast is Ibukun Awosika, chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN); Temi Otedola, Joke Silvia, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ini Edo, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Adjetey Anang, Gabriel Afolayan, Bienvenu Neba, and Sadiq Daba.

    On the movie’s focus on campus sexual assault, Afolayan had said: “Citation will create awareness on the violence against women in the public and private sphere. It’ll educate society on enforcing women’s rights.

    “The movie will encourage and embolden women to stand up against mistreatment and abuse by a patriarchal society. It has been designed to propel women to aspire to become successful leaders.”

     

  • Otedola’s daughter to feature in Kunle Afolayan’s movie, ”Citation”

    Otedola’s daughter to feature in Kunle Afolayan’s movie, ”Citation”

    Filmmaker, director and producer Kunle Afolayan is gearing up to begin the production of his latest movie titled ”Citation”.

    The film is a ”College Drama about a female postgraduate student who has to find a way of dealing with the awkward situation of sexual harassment from a lecturer” It aims to empower women to become successful and stand up for themselves at every point.

    Some of the casts include Joke Silvia; Haitian-French actor and model, Jimmy Jean-Louis; Ini Edo; UK-based Nigerian fashion and lifestyle blogger, Temi Otedola; Yomi Fash-Lanso; Ghanaian actor, Adjetey Anang; Gabriel Afolayan; man of Ivorian theater, Bienvenu Neba; veteran broadcaster and actor, Sadiq Daba; upcoming Nollywood actress, Bukunmi Oluwashina; French-Ivorian actor and screenwriter, Raymond Reboul; theatre educator, Toyin Bifarin; and veteran Nigerian film director and actor, Wole Olowomojuore, aka ‘Baba Gebu’.

    On Instagram, Kunle Afolayan shared the message below with pictures from the press conference of the film:

    CITATION: KUNLE AFOLAYAN BEGINS SHOOT OF NEW MOVIE …Hints On the theme of ‘Sex-For-Mark’ decadence

    Lagos, Nigeria – January 9, 2020: Following a viral video capturing the Golden Effects Pictures’ crew on a recce of scenic delights around Nigeria, Senegal, and destination Cape Verde Islands, prolific filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has announced his company’s readiness to shoot his next movie entitled CITATION.

    Exploring a subject of social decadence in the educational sector, the new movie is a College Drama about a female postgraduate student who has to find a way of dealing with the awkward situation of sexual harassment from a lecturer. Addressing the media on Thursday at a press conference to unveil the journey of yet another creative endeavor in his nearly two-decade career, Afolayan said his company is set – after pre-production which started in October 2018 – for five weeks of the shoot, beginning January 10, 2020, through February 15, 2020, in three countries.

    According to the award-winning filmmaker, his company is partnering Ford Foundation on the project which has been designed to propel women to aspire to become successful leaders by providing counterexamples to negative gender stereotypes.

    Canon Central and North Africa, he noted, is also coming on board his movie project for the second time in a row, adding that CITATION will be shot with the new Canon EOS C500 Mark II camera – the first time the camera will be used in Africa. Other partners, according to Afolayan, include Access Bank, through its W Initiative – Africa’s premier women’s financial program focusing on inspiring, connecting and empowering women and girls; online travel portal, Flyboku, for flights and related logistics; Ajike Peoples’ Support Centre, a Non-Governmental Organisation and pet project of Mrs. Olufolake Ajike Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, First Lady of Kwara State; and Ministry of Culture and Creative Industries in Cape Verde, as main sponsors of the country’s locations of the shoot, following a meeting with Minister Abrãao Vicente and other officials during the recce in October last year.