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'Eagle Wings' also known as 'Eagle Wings: an Air Force Story' is a 2021 Nigerian war action drama film directed by Paul Apel Papel. It is taunted as Nigeria's first military based film. The film production also historically marked the first instance of a major collaboration between the Nigerian military and Nollywood film industry. The film plot is based on the struggles, dedication and sacrifices of the Nigerian Airforce soldiers and their fight against the insurgency in the Northern part of Nigeria. The film had its theatrical release on 12 March 2021 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.

Cast



* Enyinna Nwigwe as Nuru

* Femi Jacobs

* Yakubu Muhammed

* Uzee Usman

* Funky Mallam

* Patience Ujah

* Sadiq Daba as President of Nigeria

* Francis Duru

* Iyke Odiase

* Nazareth Jesse

* Sidney Idiala

Production



Paul Apel Papel announced the directorial venture and also helmed as a producer of the film under his production banner Papel Productions. Nigerian Air Force also came on board as co-producers of the film project thus making it as the first collaboration between Nigerian Film Corporation and Nigerian Air Force Investments Limited. As per reports; it was during November 2019 that Nigerian military reportedly collaborated with the Nigerian Film Corporation to produce a military film. The film story was made based on real life stories of the Nigerian military personnel and it was officially confirmed by the Nigerian Ministry of Defence in Twitter.

The principal photography of the film began on 25 February 2020 in the state of Kaduna. The filming proceeded on full swing starting from February 2020 until April 2020. The filming was also partly disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the production continued with the support of the Nigerian military. The Nigerian Airforce was reported to have provided the necessary voluntary financial assistance, equipment and logistics to facilitate the smooth production of the film. The film was shot using real aircraft and weapons of the Nigerian Airforce.

The film was predominantly set at the air force base facilities in Kaduna, Maiduguri and Abuja. It was also revealed that the Nigerian Airforce provided training to the cast members of the film.

High quality cameras and warfare devices were used for the film and it became the first Nigerian film to utilise major warfare equipment. It also became the first Nollywood film ever to be shot using the Atlaslensco Orion 2x anamorphic lenses on the Alexa mini cameras. In fact, the motion picture segments were shot on Arri film camera with an Open Gate format at 4444XQ codec using the anamorphic lenses.

The post-production work was completed at the Papel Image Tech media outfit in Abuja. The film also marked the posthumous release of Sadiq Daba who was roped into play the role as the President of Nigeria.

Release



The film was premiered in Abuja on 25 February 2021 and it was premiered in Lagos on 7 March 2021 prior to the nationwide theatrical release on 12 March 2021.

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