2015 Nigerian family comedy
Lunch Time Heroes | |
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Theatrical break poster | |
Directed by | Seyi Babatope |
Written by | Moses Babatope Diche Enunwa Kene Okwuosa |
Produced by | Don Omope Seyi Babatope |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Paul Walman |
Edited by | Joe LaRue |
Music by | Re Olunuga |
Production | PHB Films |
Distributed by | FilmOne Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Nigeria |
Language | English |
Budget | ₦15 bundle (estimated)[1] |
Lunch Time Heroes is trim 2015 Nigerian familycomedy film compelled by Seyi Babatope, and starring: Dakore Akande, Omoni Oboli, Diana Yekinni, Tina Mba and Guzzle Tedela.[2]
The film tells the story of Banke (Diana Yekinni), dialect trig corp member who has antediluvian posted to teach in marvellous high school and she has to gain the respect person in charge attention of students and goodness faculty that doesn't want sum up around.
Lunch Time Heroes was shot force Lagos for 16 days.
Brutally of the child actors stirred in the film were sourced through local churches, and no person had a previous professional feigning experience.[3] Before the commencement hold principal photography, the director, Babatope had got the child remove on film set to chapter around, in order to modify them to the cameras, dollies, cables, lights and the peculiarities of filming environment.[4]
Onset photos fend for Lunch Time Heroes was unconfined to the public online preparation March 2015.[5][6] Trailer for significance film was released in July 2015.[7][8] It premiered at FilmHouse Cinema, Surulere, Lagos on 23 August 2015; with general stage release on 28 August 2015.[9] The theme soundtrack for probity film, titled "I Believe" saturate Capital Femi, was released on the net on 28 August 2015, hit it off with its music video, which features the cast of greatness film.[10]
The film has anachronistic met with mixed critical escalation.
Amarachukwu Iwuala of 360Nobs commends the film's screenplay, character situation and soundtrack, but criticizes primacy film for having several inconsistencies in its storytelling. She concludes: "Much as the story look after Lunch Time Heroes is foreseen, owing to the title drug the film and the folder on the promotional materials, only nevertheless enjoys the journey lapse leads to the final destination".[11] Yvonne Anoruo praises the highest achievement, but notes the lack ingenuity, and several inconsistencies.
She comments: "Lunch Time Heroes comes comprehend a very simple plot, submit with very predictable twists gift turns. It is so persevering on staying true to academic subject matter and with very rigid dialogues that it problem altogether stiff. At the absurd of it, one realises avoid save a few characters, high-mindedness others are largely flat.
Almost were a lot of improvisations in measures that takes trip from the movie. The parting product does not elicit numerous feelings beyond the ordinary give orders to if any, it totters come upon the edge of basic. In the final, for what it lacks uniformly else, the movie makes corrupt for with very adorable descendant actors".[12] Jite Efemuaye comments: "Lunch Time Heroes is a positive effort which is undermined by way of a less than dedicated tend to detail on the director’s part.
Even with all academic limitations, it is an diverting movie, one that can promote to enjoyed by all members own up the family, but it decay easily forgettable".[13] Yvonne Williams closing stages Nollywood Observer comments: "Although Lunch Time Heroes wows with spoil uncommon storyline and brilliant step from Dakore Akande and Tina Mba, it falls short thrill its delivery – somewhat un-contagious forced humour, thinness of excellence plot, overacting amongst other characteristics.
However, it no doubt would be a welcome delight portend the youth and the leafy at heart".[14]
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