Recently, a relative of the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh , came out to state that the Adadevoh family disapproves of the upcoming Steve Gukas movie “93 Days.”.
The much anticipated Nollywood film was inspired by the late Adadevoh of First Consultants Hospital in Lagos, and her courageous team who joined hands in fighting the spread of deadly Ebola Virus Disease.
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Finally,
producers of the film have responded to the allegations. According to
them, the movie is not the biopic of anyone individual and has never
claimed to be the story of Doctor Stella Adadevoh.
producers of the film have responded to the allegations. According to
them, the movie is not the biopic of anyone individual and has never
claimed to be the story of Doctor Stella Adadevoh.
Read full press release below;
“We
hereby categorically and strongly deny all the allegations contained
in the recent press statement released by one Dr Anna Adadevoh, who
claims to be acting on behalf of the Cardoso and Adadevoh families.
The said allegations are not only untrue they are malicious and
scurrilous and a calculated attempt to sabotage our feature film, 93Days.
hereby categorically and strongly deny all the allegations contained
in the recent press statement released by one Dr Anna Adadevoh, who
claims to be acting on behalf of the Cardoso and Adadevoh families.
The said allegations are not only untrue they are malicious and
scurrilous and a calculated attempt to sabotage our feature film, 93Days.
93
Days is not the biopic of anyone individual and has never claimed to be
the story of Doctor Stella Adadevoh. Whilst that in itself is a strong
story, we found it more compelling to tell a story that celebrates many
of the heroes of the fight against Ebola.
Days is not the biopic of anyone individual and has never claimed to be
the story of Doctor Stella Adadevoh. Whilst that in itself is a strong
story, we found it more compelling to tell a story that celebrates many
of the heroes of the fight against Ebola.
These
include the doctors, nurses and staff of First Consultant’s Hospital,
the employees of the Lagos State and Federal Ministries of Health,
Members of the Emergency Operations Centre(EOC), corporate and
individual Nigerians who rose to the challenge of fighting the scourge
as well as the WHO team that came into help at the risk of personal
injury and even death.
include the doctors, nurses and staff of First Consultant’s Hospital,
the employees of the Lagos State and Federal Ministries of Health,
Members of the Emergency Operations Centre(EOC), corporate and
individual Nigerians who rose to the challenge of fighting the scourge
as well as the WHO team that came into help at the risk of personal
injury and even death.
For us, this
presented a more universal story of human courage, dedication and
sacrifice that may inspire our great country and its people. Ours is a
pride story that shows Nigeria at one of its finest hours and casts our
country in a positive light around the world. To ensure the universal
appeal of the film we enlisted, at great cost, Nigerian and
International actors to feature in the film. Amongst these were Danny Glover, Keppy Ekpeyong and Bimbo Akintola.
presented a more universal story of human courage, dedication and
sacrifice that may inspire our great country and its people. Ours is a
pride story that shows Nigeria at one of its finest hours and casts our
country in a positive light around the world. To ensure the universal
appeal of the film we enlisted, at great cost, Nigerian and
International actors to feature in the film. Amongst these were Danny Glover, Keppy Ekpeyong and Bimbo Akintola.
We
want to state plainly that we do not require anyone’s consent to make
the film as we have a constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of
speech and expression. Besides, the matters portrayed in the film were
derived from facts that are well within the public domain and those
facts which were not already publicly known were provided to us by those
privy to the said facts. For instance, we obtained additional
information from interviews with the survivors of those who lost loved
ones, volunteer doctors and nurses as well as officials of the Lagos
State Ministry of Health.
want to state plainly that we do not require anyone’s consent to make
the film as we have a constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of
speech and expression. Besides, the matters portrayed in the film were
derived from facts that are well within the public domain and those
facts which were not already publicly known were provided to us by those
privy to the said facts. For instance, we obtained additional
information from interviews with the survivors of those who lost loved
ones, volunteer doctors and nurses as well as officials of the Lagos
State Ministry of Health.
To honor those
protagonists of the Ebola story it was essential for us that the film
be, as much as possible, an accurate, genuine and sincere record of the
facts relating to the country’s efforts to fight the disease. Infact,
that was the only way of doing justice to those brave individuals (and
foreigners) who had given so much in the service of the country.
protagonists of the Ebola story it was essential for us that the film
be, as much as possible, an accurate, genuine and sincere record of the
facts relating to the country’s efforts to fight the disease. Infact,
that was the only way of doing justice to those brave individuals (and
foreigners) who had given so much in the service of the country.
To
this end and contrary to the allegations contained in the press
statement released by Dr Anna Adadevoh, we enlisted the help of the
Adadevoh and Cardoso families from day one. They gave their comments on
the script and their amendments were incorporated into the final script.
Further, the late Stella Adadevoh’s son, Bankole Cardoso, consented to
the making of the film and to being portrayed in the film.
this end and contrary to the allegations contained in the press
statement released by Dr Anna Adadevoh, we enlisted the help of the
Adadevoh and Cardoso families from day one. They gave their comments on
the script and their amendments were incorporated into the final script.
Further, the late Stella Adadevoh’s son, Bankole Cardoso, consented to
the making of the film and to being portrayed in the film.
Not only did he
consent, he was kind enough to provide us with information concerning
his late mother’s actions during those trying times. The facts provided
by him proved useful in the development of the script and we have his
interview on film should anyone require further proof. In essence, the
story of Dr Stella Adadevoh depicted in the film was obtained partly
from facts provided to us by the Adadevoh and Cardoso families and more
importantly by her son, Bankole Cardoso.
consent, he was kind enough to provide us with information concerning
his late mother’s actions during those trying times. The facts provided
by him proved useful in the development of the script and we have his
interview on film should anyone require further proof. In essence, the
story of Dr Stella Adadevoh depicted in the film was obtained partly
from facts provided to us by the Adadevoh and Cardoso families and more
importantly by her son, Bankole Cardoso.
We
are aware that Dr Ama Adadevoh and certain elements within the family
are involved in another film project on the Ebola story and are
attempting to derail our film in the misguided belief that to do so
would ensure the success of their film. It is plainly wrong for these
people to try and monopolize the Ebola story exclusively for themselves
by trying to prevent the making and release of a film that so many of
the people concerned have supported and contributed to.
are aware that Dr Ama Adadevoh and certain elements within the family
are involved in another film project on the Ebola story and are
attempting to derail our film in the misguided belief that to do so
would ensure the success of their film. It is plainly wrong for these
people to try and monopolize the Ebola story exclusively for themselves
by trying to prevent the making and release of a film that so many of
the people concerned have supported and contributed to.
Our
film features many of the people who were in the vanguard of the fight
against the terrible disease. Many of these people lost loved ones and
made other sacrifices still unknown to a majority of Nigerians. They
have supported the film and want their story told and it is only fair
that their stories are told.”
film features many of the people who were in the vanguard of the fight
against the terrible disease. Many of these people lost loved ones and
made other sacrifices still unknown to a majority of Nigerians. They
have supported the film and want their story told and it is only fair
that their stories are told.”
“93 Days” is directed by Gukas, and produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters and Dotun Olakunri.