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Nigeria10 Essential Films from NigeriaStop 7 of 10

October 1

2014

On the eve of Nigeria's 1960 independence, a Yoruba police detective is dispatched to a rural town to catch a serial killer preying on young women before the British depart. A stylish period thriller steeped in the tensions of the colonial handover.

Part of 10 Essential Films from Nigeria

This film is stop 7 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.