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Living in Bondage

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

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