93 Days

93 Days

Directed by	Steve Gukas
Produced by	Bolanle Austen-Peters Dotun Olakunri Pemon Rami
Written by	Paul Rowlston
Based on	Ebola virus disease in Nigeria
Starring	Bimbo Akintola Danny Glover Somkele Idhalama Bimbo Manuel Tim Reid Sola Oyebade
Production companies	Native FilmWorks Michel Angelo Production Bolanle Austen-Peters Production
Release dates	16 September 2016 (2016-09-16) ^[1]
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

93 Days is an 2016 Nigerian drama thriller film directed and co-produced by Steve Gukas.^[2] It stars Bimbo Akintola, Danny Glover and Bimbo Manuel with joint-production through Native FilmWorks, Michel Angelo Production and Bolanle Austen-Peters Production.^[3]

Background

“93 days movie celebrates the act of doing what is right, selfless service and making a difference in the world.”

— Steve Gukas speaking about the movie during the cast unveling^[4]

The story of 93 Days centres on the sacrifices made by men and women who risked their lives to make sure the Ebola virus was contained, before it becomes an epidemic, when it was imported into Nigeria by a Liberian American diplomat.^[5] 93 Days is also dedicated to Ameyo Adadevoh, a Nigerian physician who played a key role in the containment of Ebola in Nigeria. The movie was directed by Steve Gukas and was shot in several parts of Nigeria.^[6]

Cast

Bimbo Akintola
Bimbo Manuel
Charles Okafor
Danny Glover
Gideon Okeke
Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey
Somkhele Idhalama
Tim Reid
Sola Oyebade
Charles Etubiebi
Seun Kentebe

References

↑ "TNS EXCLUSIVE: Nollywood Films Set To Break Box Office Records In 2016". TNS. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
↑ "Danny Glover, Tim Reid at Unveiling of Ebola Movie '93 Days'". ThisDay Newspaper. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
↑ "Coming Soon…93 Days, A Film on Ebola". ThisDay Newspaper. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
↑ "93 Days: telling the African Ebola story". Daily Times of Nigeria. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
↑ "93 Days: Filmmakers narrate complexity of Ebola in new movie". The Nation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
↑ "Actress Bimbo Akintola Turned Doctor In 93 Days". Naij. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

External links

Official website
93 Days at the Internet Movie Database

Family Filoviridae (Ebola virus disease, Marburg virus disease)

Ebolavirus

Species	Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) Reston ebolavirus (RESTV) Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV) Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV) Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV)

Outbreaks	List of Ebola outbreaks 1976 Sudan outbreak 1976 Zaire outbreak 2013−2016 West African Ebola virus epidemic Timeline Responses United Nations Ebola Response Fund Operation United Assistance in Guinea in Liberia in Mali in Sierra Leone in Spain in the United States in the United Kingdom Ouse to Ouse Tock Womey Massacre 2014 DR Congo outbreak

Drug candidates	BCX4430 Brincidofovir DZNep Favipiravir FGI-103 FGI-104 FGI-106 JK-05 Lamivudine Triazavirin ZMapp Vaccines cAd3-ZEBOV VSV-EBOV

Failed drug candidates	TKM-Ebola

Notable people	William Close Peter Piot Notable patients Ameyo Adadevoh Kent Brantly Pauline Cafferkey Thomas Eric Duncan Sheik Umar Khan Matthew Lukwiya Patrick Sawyer

In popular culture	The Hot Zone (1995 book) Outbreak (1995 film) Ebola Syndrome (1996 film) Executive Orders (1996 novel) 93 Days (2016 film)

Miscellaneous	Ebola virus disease Ebola River

Marburgvirus

Species	Marburg marburgvirus MARV RAVV

Drug candidates	BCX4430 FGI-103 FGI-106

In popular culture	The Hot Zone (1995 book)

Miscellaneous	Marburg virus disease Marburg

"Cuevavirus"
(proposed inclusion)

Species	"Lloviu cuevavirus" (LLOV)

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