Chief Daddy is a 2018 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, written by Bode Asiyanbi and produced by Mosunmola Abudu and Temidayo Abudu, which was released in December 2018.[2][3] It starred popular Nollywood actors and actresses Funke Akindele Bello, Kate Henshaw, Nkem Owoh, Joke Silva, Patience Ozokwor, Richard Mofe Damijo and Racheal Oniga.[4][5]
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Directed by | Niyi Akinmolayan |
Story by | Bode Asiyanbi |
Produced by | Temidayo Abudu |
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Cinematography | Muhammad Atta Ahmed |
Edited by | Victoria Akujobi |
Production company | EbonyLife Films |
Distributed by | EbonyLife Films FilmOne Distributions |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Nigeria |
Languages | English Yoruba |
Box office | N387.5 million [1] |
Chief Daddy is about a billionaire industrialist, Chief Beecroft, who serves as a benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and mistresses. He dies suddenly and his will creates a saga amongst his extended families.[6]
Chief Daddy was released in Nigeria on December 14, 2018 and in the Netherlands on March 15, 2019 via Netflix.[7][8] The film was premiered at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, with over 40 Nollywood movie stars in attendance including Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva and Richard Mofe Damijo.[9][10]
The film was produced by Ebony Life Films and distributed by Film One Entertainment in Nigeria and Netflix in the Netherlands.[11]
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