October 1

I liked this murder mystery from Nigeria.

The film cinematography almost felt like a filmed play at times.....but that is just my observation.

The plot was thick and readable part way in but far enough in to keep my interest.

I really liked the setting, the clothing, and the characterizations. The best obviously, is the old inspector.

This gave me a feel for what I hear is an up and coming Nigerian film scene.

The mixture of culture and language was very interesting. Some English, mostly subtitles. Some British influence, mostly Nigerian.

Cheesier parts like the murder scenes and investigation of murder scenes at really real locations sparked my interest.....I guess. On the whole, the nature of these just added to my interest in the film.

I am not Nigerian this lifetime, but I felt empowered by this INCREDIBLE 'Tour de force' eruption, if u will, of the nefarious exposure of British colonialism, pedophile plagued Roman Catholic Church, insane various tribal prejudices exposed galore & a truly decent Muslim Nigerian from the north detective tasked to quickly make sense of several horrible rapes & murders of tribal virgins in a southern small town - that began 6 weeks before October 1st, 1960 - the day of Nigeria's independence from the British.

Nollywood truly has a political/religious/tribal gem here for those who seek to broaden their perceptions of the whys of the major ills of the world & in this case a small community in Nigeria - r so pervasive today.

Soul comes to this physical reality for experiences & this film delivers a ton of them❤

October 1, kudos to Babalola the script writer, had all elements of a detective story woven around when Nigeria jostled for her independence from the British crown who had subjugated her for years, exploiting her resources to build her commonwealth.

Back to October 1: there was a perfect crime (s), wrongly accused suspects, a believable and intelligent detective and good red herrings that smelled so good the best detective from the future would be derailed.

BUT...

The culprit's motive for murdering his victim's were far fetched. Chrissakes, what was he (the writer) thinking?

A child, with others, was sexually abused by a Roman Catholic priest, he matures into an adult, has a good life (?) and he returns to his native land to start kiling young women... A plausible thing would have been that he takes out his revenge on Roman Catholic priests, or even luring innocent men into his trap and kills them. Not women. But it's the script writer's story, he decides everything in the creation of his.

Howbeit, October 1 was okay.

Having worked in Nigeria many years ago, not too long after the period depicted in this film, think this film is excellent. It took me back in time to a familiar place. The characters are so credible, drawing on tribal animosity and its influence on society in ways I witnessed way back when. Nigeria is a wonderful country filled with wonderful people, many of whom have their own customs and beliefs that don't resemble western ways. This film touches on that with sensitivity; the film is itself a sensitive portrayal of village life. I feel I met many of these characters, albeit after independence, but they were proudly owning any mistakes. I didn't meet one guy, though, who comes to the fore late on in the film. No spoilers. Just watch it.

Set in Nigeria its about a detective looking for a killer. But it's easy to figure out the killer right at the beginning. Some ok acting but the English was difficult to understand with some of them. Usual who done it type of show. Not sure though if the story is real or just made up. Worth watching if nothing else is on.