The Nollywood actress Omowunmi Dada has shared how she was able to understand her part in the 2019 movie “Oloture.”
The film follows a journalist who exposes human trafficking in Lagos by going undercover as a pr*stitute. In a recent interview with Nollywood On Radio, Dada explained that she went to a brothel every day for two weeks in order to understand her part as one of the s*x workers.
She claimed that she was able to relate to and learn about the everyday lives of the pr*stitutes while she was working at the brothel. She added that it was difficult for her to learn how to sm*ke.
“But I know that one production that challenged me was Oloture. We shot it in 2018. It stretched me. I had to make some character decisions. For example, I went to a brothel every day for two weeks, relating with prostitutes,” she said.
“You know, gisting with them, being their buddies, because if I had to be one of them, I had to understand their modus operandi. Secondly, I do not smoke, but on Oloture, I smoked. I smoked from day one.
“In fact, on my day one on set, I smoked 14 sticks of cigarettes. By the time I got to my hotel, I was throwing up. I remember telling Sharon Ooja then, and she said she felt it too, but someone told her to take milk.
“The milk did not work for me, and there were days I would get on set, I was already sick, and the director, Kenneth would say, ‘Omowunmi, maybe you should take today off’ and I would be like ‘No, just give me paracetamol, and give me a few minutes to rest’.”
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