1st Nigerian Film shot directly to Home video format.
Living in bondage is a 1992 Nigerian drama thriller film directed by Chris Obi Rapu, written by Kenneth Nnebue & Okechukwu Ogunjiofor and produced by Kenneth Nnebue.
The film was shot straight-to-video and stars African Movie Academy Award winner Kanayo O. Kanayo, Nollywood actors Francis Agu, Okechukwu Ogunjiofor and a host of others.
Director: Chris Obi Rapu
Writing Credits: Okey Ogunjiofor and Kenneth Nnebue (screenplay)
Cast:
Francis Agu Ichie Million
Chris Obi Rapu Vic Mordi
Grace Ayozie Andy’s Mother
Chizoba Bosah Aunty
Sydney Diala I. Initiator
Kanayo O. Kanayo Chief Omego
Felicia Mayford Obidia
Obiageli Molube Obiageli Molobe
Nnenna Nwabueze Merit
Ngozi Nwaneto Caro
Synopsis: The film is a thriller drama with supernatural elements. It tells the story of a man who joins a secret cult, kills his wife in a ritual sacrifice, gains enormous wealth as a reward, and is afterwards haunted by the dead wife’s ghost. This film heralded a new phase in Nigerian cinema and turned the Nigerian film industry into a force to be reckoned with when it became the first Nollywood blockbuster. Since shooting on celluloid was costly and unfeasible, Living in Bondage was short straight-to-video and released on VHS and was in instant success paving the way for an alternative to expensive film-making.
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