Living in Bondage (1992)
The film 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.
- Date of release
- 1992-01-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 43m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Chris Obi Rapu
Casting
- Francis Agu — Ichi Million
- Grace Ayozie — Andy's Mother
- Kanayo O. Kanayo — Chief Omego
- Ngozi Nwaneto — Caro
- Kenneth Okonkwo — Andy
- Nnenna Nwabueze — Merit
- Felicia Mayford — Obidia
- Okechukwu Ogunjiofor — Paul
- Clement Offiaji — Robert
- Benjamin Nwosu — Andy's Father
- Rita Nzelu — Tina
Interesting facts
Living in Bondage is a Nigerian two-part drama thriller released in 1992 and 1993, respectively, directed by Chris Obi Rapu and Chika Christian Onu, written by Kenneth Nnebue and Okechukwu Ogunjiofor, produced by Ogunjiofor, and sponsored by Jafac Wine. The film starred Kenneth Okonkwo and Nnenna Nwabueze in their breakout roles and is regarded as the first Nigerian home video to achieve blockbuster success.
Production
Living in Bondage started with a script written by Okechukwu Ogunjiofor but without funding, so he partnered with Keneth Nnebue, a businessman who imported VHS tapes from Taiwan. The film was shot with a VHS camcorder, though not of high production value, the direct to home video was innovative at the time.
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