Premieres/Red Carpet | 5 November 2016 04:46 CET

Meet Your Favourite Celebs That Turned out for ‘76’ premiere in Lagos

Most talked about Nollywood movie, '76,’ a Nigerian historical fiction drama film produced by Adonaijah Owiriwa and Izu Ojukwu and directed by Izu Ojukwu, has gotten it’s first premiere recently in Lagos with large turnout.

The movie set six years after the civil war, a young officer from the Middle Belt gets into a romantic relationship with an O-level student from the South-eastern region. However, their relationship is strained by constant military postings.

The soldier gets accused of being involved in the 1976 unsuccessful military coup and assassination of General Murtala Mohammed, and the heavily pregnant wife, gets entangled in an emotional dilemma.

The historical account in '76’ went through a seven-month approval period at the Nigerian Military before filming started. The film which is set in the '70s was shot in Ibadan, Oyo state.

It features the likes of Ramsey Nouah, Chidi Mokeme, Rita Dominic, Ibinabo Fiberesima and others.

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