October 1 is a 2014 Nigerian psycho­logical thriller film written by Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan (pictured), and starring Sadiq Daba, Kayode Olaiya, and Demola Adedoyin. In the film, Inspector Danladi Waziri (Daba) investigates the killings of young women in a village in Western Nigeria just before 1 October 1960 – the date Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule. The film's budget was US$2 million. It premiered on 28 September 2014 and opened to international audiences on 3 October. October 1 deals with several themes, including the sexual abuse of children by religious authority figures, religious and ethnic conflict, politics in colonial Nigeria, and Nigeria's unification and independence. Critics positively reviewed the film, praising its cinematography, production design, costuming, writing, and acting. The film won several awards, including Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor at the 2014 Africa International Film Festival.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1862:

American Civil War: Union forces defeated a Confederate cavalry unit at the Battle of Van Buren, capturing three steamboats, Confederate troops, and various supplies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Van_Buren

1918:

At the Irish general election, Constance Markievicz was elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the first female member of Parliament, although she never took her seat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz

1943:

World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division captured the Italian town of Ortona (depicted). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ortona

2018:

Netflix released Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, its first interactive content for adults. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror:_Bandersnatch

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

washout: 1. An act of washing or cleaning the inside of something. 2. An appliance designed to wash out the inside of something. 3. The erosion of a relatively soft surface by a sudden gush of water; also, a channel produced by this action. 4. (originally US, rail transport, road transport) A breach in a railway or road caused by flooding. 5. (slang) 6. A sporting fixture or other event that cannot be completed because of rain. 7. An overwhelming victory; a landslide. 8. A total failure; a disappointment. 9. An unsuccessful person. 10. (aviation) 11. (aeronautics) The aerodynamic effect of a small twist in the shape of an aircraft wing. 12. (Britain, air force slang) A destroyed aeroplane. 13. (Britain, originally air force slang) A trainee who drops out of a training programme. 14. (medicine) 15. A period between clinical treatments in which any medication delivered as the first treatment is allowed to be eliminated from a person's body before the second treatment begins. 16. (also biology) The cleaning of matter from a physiological system using a fluid; also, the fluid used for such cleaning; or the matter cleaned out from the system. 17. (meteorology) The action whereby falling rainwater cleans particles from the air. 18. (mining) A place in a mine where ore has been washed away by a flow of water. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/washout

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The emperor needs all the headmasters he can get. If a quarter of his people were headmasters he would be perfectly happy. But more than two poets would tear his kingdom apart.   --Alasdair Gray https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alasdair_Gray