Mentored by a mysterious tycoon, an ambitious young man faces a crisis when his rise to power draws him deep into the occult.Mentored by a mysterious tycoon, an ambitious young man faces a crisis when his rise to power draws him deep into the occult.Mentored by a mysterious tycoon, an ambitious young man faces a crisis when his rise to power draws him deep into the occult.
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- Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total
Jide Kene Achufusi
- Nnamdi Okeke
- (as Swanky J.K.A.)
Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke
- Eunice Nworie
- (as Ebele Okaro)
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I love it,
Is it the plot?
Cinematography?
Actors and culture/ language showcasing ,
Absolutely beautiful.
Nollywood to the world.
Compelling story with good acting to go with. Ramsey Nouah is still the very best actor in Nollywood. Sterling performance by the newbie. Cant wait for the next one. Funny how it did not break into the top 5 highest grossing Nollywood movie.
Has the look and feel of a soap opera from 1985 except with fewer twists, less campiness, no surprises, less suspense and a very long, drawn out plot.
On the plus side, the acting is really good and all the actors seemed believable in their characters. Plus, I love the fact that the creators didn't take themselves too seriously, adding humor throughout, especially in the first half. To me the plot isn't dark enough or gory enough to be horror, it's more like family drama with some wannabe horror moments touching on faux-occult.
The camerawork and musical score are good, but nowadays that's table stakes for most movies, and not something to brag about.
The biggest drawback is that, at two hours, this movie could have been edited down more efficiently to about an hour. Considering there are zero surprises, and the plot is predictable, turning this into two hours literally ruins the movie. Had it been much shorter it would have been far more interesting and the same story could have been told.
On the plus side, the acting is really good and all the actors seemed believable in their characters. Plus, I love the fact that the creators didn't take themselves too seriously, adding humor throughout, especially in the first half. To me the plot isn't dark enough or gory enough to be horror, it's more like family drama with some wannabe horror moments touching on faux-occult.
The camerawork and musical score are good, but nowadays that's table stakes for most movies, and not something to brag about.
The biggest drawback is that, at two hours, this movie could have been edited down more efficiently to about an hour. Considering there are zero surprises, and the plot is predictable, turning this into two hours literally ruins the movie. Had it been much shorter it would have been far more interesting and the same story could have been told.
I don't think I've seen a Nigerian movie with cinematography this good in recent years
The sound editing as well was clean
The acting? It was top of the notch Erin from Ramsey Nouah, Swanky, and Munachi Abii
The story was quite compelling as well
Why it is rated this low really baffles me
Maybe because of movie runtime of funds available for shooting, but I felt they should have built more on the leading actors Character arc like they did for his father in the first installation Albeit a very engaging story, it fell off towards the end, this ending was really questionable, maybe rumours of a sequel are true, if not that will be the only real blemish on this magnificent body of work
Maybe because of movie runtime of funds available for shooting, but I felt they should have built more on the leading actors Character arc like they did for his father in the first installation Albeit a very engaging story, it fell off towards the end, this ending was really questionable, maybe rumours of a sequel are true, if not that will be the only real blemish on this magnificent body of work
Wonderful movie awesome ending outstanding acting and amazing directing it's a master piece enjoyed seeing Ramsey Noah and the original actors of the movie overall I think anyone hates this movie.
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first lead role for Swanky JKA who plays Nnamdi.
- ConnectionsFollows Living in Bondage (1992)
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- Budget
- NGN 200,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 30 minutes
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