Title: Elevator Baby( 2019)
Genre: Thriller
Time duration: 1h 23m
Summary: A brash, wealthy young man finds himself trapped in a faulty elevator with an underprivileged woman as she goes into labour.
Release date: 11 October 2019 (Nigeria)
Director: Akhigbe Ilozobhie
Production company: Anthill Studios
Produced by: Victoria Akujobi Niyi Akinmolayan
Distributed by: Netflix
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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[edit]
Dare (Timini Egbuson) is a wealthy, entitled and unemployed engineering graduate whose father was killed in a vehicular incident. 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 helped her during labour and this experience made him change his life style.
Cast[edit]
- Toyin Abraham as Abigail
- Timini Egbuson as Dare
- Shafy Bello as Mrs Williams
- Yemi Solade as Doctor
- Sambasa Nzeribe as Stevo
- Samuel A. Perry as Taju
- Emem Ufot as Jide
- Ijeoma Aniebo as Nana
- Blessing Onwukwe as Madam
- Blessing Obasi as Secretary
Reception[edit]
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]
