The film follows a young female postgraduate student at the University who is dealing with harassment from a lecturer. Kunle Afolayan disclosed his readiness to begin shooting the film during a press conference.
He expressed his anticipation at working on the film, for which pre-production ended in October 2018. He revealed the filming would take place over a period of five weeks beginning in January 2020 and ending in February 2020 and would take place in three African countries.
Speaking about the film, Kunle Afolayan said: “CITATION will create awareness on the different forms of violence against women and girls in the public and private sphere. It will educate the society on women’s rights and the ways to enforce these rights for the achievement of equality and tranquility. The movie will encourage and embolden women to stand up against mistreatment and abuse by a patriarchal society. It has also been designed to propel women to aspire to become successful leaders and thereby provide counterexamples to negative gender stereotypes.”
