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October 1 (film)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 28, 2023 by Wehwalt (talk) 19:34, 29 October 2023 (UTC)



October 1 is a 2014 Nigerian psychological thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan, and starring Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya, and Demola Adedoyin. In the film, Inspector Danladi Waziri (Daba) investigates the killings of young women in a village in Western Nigeria just before 1 October 1960 – the date Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule. The film's budget was US$2million. It premiered on 28 September 2014 and opened to international audiences on 3 October. October 1 deals with several themes, including the sexual abuse of children by religious authority figures, religious and ethnic conflict, politics in Colonial Nigeria, and Nigeria's unification and independence. Critics positively reviewed the film, praising its cinematography, production design, costuming, writing, and acting. The film won several awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor at the 2014 Africa International Film Festival.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Insofar as any film in general counts, Terminator 2. Otherwise, nothing related to Nigeria and no psychological thriller films recently.
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 * Promoted: October 9, 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: As far as I am aware, this would be the first Nigerian, if not the first African, film to appear as TFA. Less importantly, this is my first FA and it would therefore be my first TFA.
 * Support as nominator. voorts (talk/contributions) 00:43, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Support--NØ 00:50, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Support  Gerald WL  06:53, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Support — VAUGHAN J.  ( TALK ) 08:16, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I will support and suggest having it on 1 December.--ZKang123 (talk) 12:30, 25 October 2023 (UTC)