Nollywood actress Omowunmi Dada, has talked about the challenges she faced before she could play her part in the 2019 movie Oloture.
The film follows a journalist who exposes human trafficking in Lagos by going undercover as a prostitute.
In a recent interview with Nollywood On Radio, Omowunmi Dada explained that she went to a brothel every day for two weeks in order to understand her part as one of the sex workers.
She claimed that she was able to relate to and learn about the everyday lives of the prostitutes while she was working at the brothel. She added that it was difficult for her to learn how to smoke.
In her words:
“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.”
“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’.”
