National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has revealed the reason behind the delayed release of the much-anticipated Ibrahim Babangida biopic ‘Badamasi: Portrait of a General’ movie produced Obi Emelonye’s.
The cause of the delay of the movie was revealed by executive director of the NFVCB, Adedayo Thomas who admitted that he refused to censor or classify the film as the former Head of State was yet to expressly give his blessings.
Adebayo who opened up while speaking at the Blue Pictures Entertainment Next Gen Mini Conference also hinted that the movie may never be released in Nigeria until Babangida gives his approval.
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“I refuse to censor it or give classification because if you say biopic of Adedayo Thomas, Adedayo Thomas should be able to give you the approval to write about me. If I don’t give you an approval and you want to take it somewhere, I ask you where the permission is. That permission must be there before I could censor.”
Adedayo also warned filmmakers considering offering their content rejected by the board to foreign streaming platforms. “[Amazon] can take it but they will never open a structure here. I could follow it up,” he said.
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