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Elevator Baby

Directed by	Akay Mason
Produced by	Victoria Akujobi Niyi Akinmolayan
Starring	Toyin Abraham Timini Egbuson
Production company	Anthill Studios
Release date	October 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

Elevator Baby is a 2019 Nigerian drama thriller film directed by Akay Mason and produced by Niyi Akinmolayan.^[1] It was produced by Niyi's production company Anthill Studios, and stars Toyin Abraham, Timini Egbuson, Sambasa Nzeribe, Samuel Olatunji, Emem Ufot and Shafy Bello.^[2]^[3] Elevator Baby was listed among the highest-grossing Nigerian films of 2019.^[4]

Plot

Dare (Timini Egbuson) is a wealthy, entitled and unemployed engineering graduate whose father was killed in a vehicular accident. He drinks, spends time with his jobless friends, and is unthankful for his mother's financial support. On his way to a job interview, he enters a lift with Abigail (Toyin Abraham), a poor and pregnant domestic worker. Following a power failure, the lift stops and Abigail goes into labour. He helps her during labour and this experience makes him change his lifestyle.

Cast

Toyin Abraham as Abigail
Timini Egbuson as Dare
Shafy Bello as Mrs Williams
Yemi Solade as Doctor
Sambasa Nzeribe as Stevo
Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi) as Taju
Emem Ufot as Jide
Ijeoma Aniebo as Nana
Blessing Onwukwe as Madam
Blessing Obasi as Secretary
Rodney Kefas Namisi as Henry

Reception

Elevator Baby received positive reviews from some film critics. It was praised for its cinematography, lighting and the acting of Abraham and Egbuson.^[5]^[6] Nollywood Reinvented highlighted Timini's performance struggles and praised Abraham's ability to carry the movie, stating that the movie was fun to watch.^[7] An Afrocritik review scored the movie 6.2/10 noting that the storyline is not captivating as the movie struggles to reach the finish line and is only saved by the performances of the actors.^[8]

References

^ "How to Film in Nigeria and still be human by Niyi Akinmolayan – We can all learn a Thing or two about filmmaking in Nigeria". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
^ "COMING SOON: Elevator Baby". nollywoodreinvented.com. October 29, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "ELEVATOR BABY Movie". silverbirdcinemas.com. October 25, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Top 20 films 1st 3rd Nov 2019 - Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria". www.ceanigeria.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
^ "A Spoiler-free review of "Elevator Baby"". lists.ng. November 2, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-03.
^ "Reviews of "Elevator Baby" from UPreviews.net". UPreviews.net. September 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
^ "Elevator Baby Movie Review". Nollywood Reinvented. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
^ Chiemeke, Jerry. "#Throwback Movie Review: Elevator Baby". Afrocritik. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-08-29.

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