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Nigeria10 Essential Films from NigeriaStop 8 of 10

'76

2016

Set against the failed 1976 military coup against Nigeria's head of state, this drama follows a young soldier wrongly implicated in the plot and his pregnant wife struggling to clear his name. A gripping historical drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Nigeria

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Nigeria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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