Diamonds in the Sky
Directed byKunle Afolayan
Written byTunde Babalola
Produced byFemi Adebayo
StarringFemi Adebayo
Omowumi Dada
Joke Silva
Ali Nuhu
Bolaji Oba
Toyin Abraham
CinematographyToka McBaror
Edited byIsaac Benjamin
Music byAfolayan Anu
Kent Edunjobi
Production
company
Leah Foundation
Release date
  • 10 February 2019 (2019-02-10)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

Diamonds in the Sky is a 2018 Nigerian drama film directed by Kunle Afolayan and produced by Femi Adebayo.[1] The film stars Femi Adebayo, Omowumi Dada, and Joke Silva with Ali Nuhu, Bolaji Oba, and Toyin Abraham in supporting roles.[2][3] The film tells the story of three families where they struggle when cancer affects their lives.[4][5][6]

The film received mostly positive critics acclaim and screened worldwide.[7] The film was nominated for 11 Best of Nollywood Awards including Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actress (English) and Best Director.[8][9]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref
2019 Best of Nollywood Awards Best Actress in a Lead role – English Nominated [10]
Best Supporting Actress – English Nominated
Movie with the Best Cinematography Won
Movie of the Year Nominated
Movie with the Best Sound Nominated
Best Movie with Social message Nominated
Director of the Year Nominated
Best Kiss in a Movie Nominated
Movie with the Best Screenplay Nominated
Movie with the Best Production Design Nominated

References

  1. AlloCine. "Diamonds in the Sky" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  2. "Star-studded movie 'Diamonds in the Sky' set for cinemas - Prompt News". 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. "SMDB/Scriling". www.scriling.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. "Diamonds in the Sky (2018)". Flixboss (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. nollywoodreinvented (2020-08-11). "Diamonds In The Sky". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  6. Omowole, Tosin (2020-08-10). "Diamonds in the sky [Review]". Medium. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  7. Chioma, Ella (2020-08-17). "Netflix Movie Review: Diamonds In The Sky will leave you with mixed feelings about Cancer". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  8. "Diamonds in the Sky: Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  9. "Diamonds in the Sky". Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  10. Bada, Gbenga (2019-12-15). "BON Awards 2019: 'Gold Statue', Gabriel Afolayan win big at 11th edition". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-10-10.


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