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Living in Bondage

Name: Living in Bondage
Released: 1992

1992

A man desperate for wealth joins a secret cult and sacrifices his wife in a ritual, gaining sudden riches — only to be relentlessly haunted by her vengeful ghost. The blockbuster that ignited the Nollywood video-film boom.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Nigeria

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Nigeria. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Nigeria in the 196 country film challenge.