Kunle Afolayan‘s new movie, Anikulapo was released on Friday, September 30.

Anikulapo has continued to receive positive positive feedback from viewers, however, it has been considered “not to be good enough” for consideration at the 2023 Oscar Award.
A couple of weeks ago, the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) confirmed that no Nigerian film will compete in the International Feature Film category at the 2023 Oscar Awards.

The Committee announced that none of the three finalist films are eligible to fully represent the country and compete in the International Feature Film category of the Oscar Awards.

The three films nominated include: “Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman” by the late Biyi Bandele; Kunle Afolayan’s “Anikulapo” and Femi Adebayo-produced “Agesinkole (King of Thieves)”.

In a statement by the Chairperson of the committee, Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi shares:

“Although the committee received three epic films following its call for submissions in August, it turned out that none of them will advance to the next stage owing to the voting patterns of members.

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That movie is nowhere close to an Oscar. I will rate it 3/10