Linda Ikeji and Toka McBaror join forces as producer and director on The Night of June 7th, a historical drama based on the Apo Six killings, which opens in Nigerian cinemas on August 28.
Inspired by true events, The Night of June 7th follows a group of friends whose encounter with a deputy commissioner of police sets off a chain of events that ends in tragedy.
The film stars Ali Nuhu, Gideon Okeke, Femi Branch, Charles Lenny, Chikamma R.C., Nuradeen Mc Khalifa, Peter Inyang, Justin Ben, Promise Agbor, and April Chidinma.
Through its retelling of the Apo Six killings, the film explores themes of abuse of power, injustice, and loss while revisiting one of Nigeria's most controversial cases of extrajudicial killings.
Written by Ikeji, The Night of June 7th seeks to reintroduce the story to a new generation while drawing attention to a case that continues to resonate with many Nigerians.
Like her filmmaking debut, Dark October (2023), which dramatized the Aluu Four killings, Ikeji once again turns to a real-life tragedy to examine injustice and the loss of young lives.
