History
The first Nigerian films
were made by filmmakers such as Ola
Balogun and Hubert
Ogunde in the 1960s, but they were frustrated by the high cost of
film production. However, television broadcasting in Nigeria began in
the 1960s and received much government support in its early years. By
the mid-1980s every state had its own broadcasting station. Law limited
foreign television content so producers in Lagos began televising local
popular theater productions. Many of these were circulated on video as
well, and a small scale informal video movie trade developed. Nigerian
film is thus a video movie industry; Nigerians call them 'home
videos'. There is some debate concerning what caused this small local
market in videos to explode into a booming industry that has pushed foreign
media off the shelves in much of Africa and is now marketed all over the
world. Use of English rather than local languages served to expand the
market. Aggressive marketing using posters, trailers, and television advertising
also played a role in Nollywood's success. Many point to the 1992 release
of Living
in Bondage, a film about a businessman whose dealings with a money
cult result in the death of his wife, as the industry's first blockbuster.
Since then, thousands of movies have been released. One of the first Nigerian
movie to reach international fame was the 2003 release Osuofia
In London, starring Nkem
Owoh, the famous Nigerian comedic actor. Modern Nigerian cinema’s
most prolific auteur is Chico
Ejiro, who directed over 80 films in a 5-year period and brags that
he can complete production on a movie in as little as three days. Ejiro’s
brother Zeb is the best-known director of these videos outside of the
country.
The first Nollywood films were produced with traditional analog video,
such as Betacam SP, but today all Nollywood movies are produced using
digital video technology. Only recently, Time magazine published an article
rating the industry as the third-largest after Hollywood and Bollywood.
Production
Nollywood has one studio, Studio Tinapa in Tinapa, Calabar. Most movies,
however, are not produced in studios in the Hollywood style. Video movies
are shot on location all over Nigeria with distinct regional variations
between the northern movies (made primarily in the Hausa language), the
western Yoruba-language movies, the
Igbo movies shot in the southeast,(Benin
City) Edo Language shot in Benin city and the popular English-language
productions, also shot primarily in the southeast. Many of the big producers
have offices in Surulere, Lagos. Shooting films in Nigeria is difficult.
Nigerian directors adopt new technologies as soon as they become affordable.
Bulky videotape cameras gave way to their digital descendents, which are
now being replaced by HD cameras. Editing, music, and other post-production
work is done with common computer-based systems.
Review:
OMIGOSH! WE NOW THROW OUR CLOTHES AND VALUES OUT THE WINDOW, NOUGH SAID.
Name:
moviee
11/16/2009 1:01:32 AM
Review:
nyc one but too much soft core pornography
Name:
anke
11/9/2009 9:28:09 AM
Review:
I cannot image that Ghanaian women and men can be so loose. This is the third Ghanain movie I have tried to watch without been judgemental. But I must say affect barely making it through ten minutes, I am very disappointed on how the actress allow themselves to be so sexually expose and do not leave nothing to the imagination. There is a limit on following the Americanised way of making movies. Remember that no matter the modernisation in our sociiety we are still Africans. I am very worried about the image they are potraying to the youth and those who watch their movies as we Africans are still battling with severe diseases such as HIV/Aid. There needs to be a revolution!!! Feel free to bad-mouth me afterwards, the truth needs to be told and I will not keep quiet about it. Not everything is good for us; there must be moderation. Please!!!
Name:
tesco
11/7/2009 9:02:09 AM
Review:
complete nonsence
Name:
Africanchick9
11/6/2009 3:39:24 PM
Review:
BEST MOVIE EVA..I LOVE MY GHANAIAN PEEPS..DEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB AS USUAL N I LOVED DA MOVIE...GREAT ACTORS N ACTRESSES....GO GHANA
Name:
Bobo Dole
11/5/2009 8:09:00 PM
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This movie was confusing. not that it was that bad, but they only used that sex scene to draw the attention. some scenes were not necessary it was waste of time. but above all is a job welldone.
Name:
kappy2hot
11/5/2009 4:06:46 PM
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This movie wa a TOTAL WASTE OF TIME, TALENTS AND MONEY....Very stupid n pointless...
Name:
lizpela
11/4/2009 7:06:58 PM
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WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH THESE KIND OF MOVIES???
Name:
kennedy
11/4/2009 7:32:51 AM
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Wheather intresting or not!! Jackie please dont act or take part in this kind of movie!!Nadia go girl ....i like you...but for other viewers dont waste your precious time with this crab....it did not worth it..
Name:
cobuek1
11/3/2009 8:15:49 AM
Review:
this was so much thrashhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.ewwwwww.
im ghanian but i was so ashamed watching this movie with my friends.this deserved no stars.all these people talking about five stars did we just watch the same movie huh?
please dont even waste your time watching it.it was the worst film ever made lets tell ourselves the truth for once.
my nigerian friends cant stop laughing at me after all the hyping i did, i cant believe the movie was thrash.the sex totallu unnecessary.i hate this.im nolonger sharing any ghanian movie with a friend again,this sucked ass.
Name:
maeve
11/3/2009 12:37:31 AM
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i dnt knw wat suspence u guys are talkin about maybe d soundtrack gave u a false feelin of suspence wasnt it obvious wat madjid did nd wats d deal wit yvonne nd prince. i dnt tink this eveen reaches top 5 ghanian or/and nigerian movie its just all over d place with the two sisters nd jilted sex crazed girl dat did nt even hav any place in d movie. sorry to burst anyones bubble i am ghanian but let us try nd go bbk to d drawing board and see why we didnt win any awrds last time to many unnecessary thins in the movie just in hopes of showin sophistication.
Name:
versacegrl
11/2/2009 9:46:41 PM
Review:
LUVZ IT!!! ABOUT DA SEX SCENES...ITS JUS A MOVIEEEE PPL....CHILL DA HELL OUT!
ITS NOT EVEN DAT SERIOUS!! SHOOOOT
Name:
spicyinky
11/2/2009 8:44:32 PM
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This movie is suspense filled, and interesting, but the sex scenes were just unnecessary. I am disappointed in the actors. I wonder what African movies are turning into, especially Ghanaian movies. Are they trying to become Hollywood? I thought we still had principles?I totally lost all respect for the people in this movie, except Nadia.
Name:
uniqueangel
11/1/2009 10:11:05 PM
Review:
Just to say I am not disputing what anyone is saying or agreeing, but we must admit the directing of this movie was on point. Yeah people might not agree with the storyline but the director deserves an award.
Five stars for the director
Name:
uzo12
11/1/2009 10:23:10 AM
Review:
Listen, all of you hailing this movie are devil incarnates.Are we not Africans . Even westerners cannot act such a nonsence for viewers. Did you guys ever think of our kids watching this movie?.Any movie that cannot be watched by a family as a whole is not worth producing.Call a spade a spade. No need covering up anything. This movie is the height of irresponsibility. NONSENCE AND STUPID. I believe GOD is also not happy with the producers. Please stop using these good and talented actors to act stupid stuff like this.This movie must be rated XXX for viewers.WHY should someone show us his buttocks ?. We dont want to see that ugly seight.!!!.I cant believe someone can do all that just to make money.HELL NO.Please stop the bleeding.I rate this movie ZERO because of all the ugly SEX sence involved.
Name:
mia
11/1/2009 8:36:05 AM
Review:
ok after all the comments i read about this movie, i have finally seen it. first of all, great job at keeping it to suspence level. I agree the sex scenes were unnecessary. I think if this movie should have being more organized, it will become one of the best movies acted in africa.
Name:
asset23
11/1/2009 6:32:37 AM
Review:
GOOD MOVIE IN SPITE OF THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE MONSTER BALL ASPECT. I THOUGHT THE SEX SCENES WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE OUTRAGEOUS. I AM NOT CONDONING IT BUT I AM STILL ASKING MYSELF WHAT WAS ALL THE HYPE ABOUT.
GO GHANA
Name:
kemigirly
10/31/2009 11:03:00 PM
Review:
This was a good movie. The suspence was too much but for reals the sex part were tooo much. But dang u Ghanians are too much. Nigerians step up i beg
Name:
talk2isioma86@yahoo.com
10/31/2009 9:39:07 PM
Review:
W T F
Name:
dreamz007
10/31/2009 9:25:03 PM
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Good movie in general however the sex scenes were too much for an african movie.Let us not conform ourselves too much to the westerners.
Name:
belove
10/31/2009 8:36:19 PM
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Great movie. you wont get bored. IF u dont mind the extra sex scene. You wont waste ur time. I liked it. Good Job guys.
Name:
bira
10/31/2009 8:29:23 PM
Review:
this movie was handsome, i love the storyline, really unsual......good job guys ............... tthat was grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaat....... but next time pliz remove those sex scenes pliz, it doesnt fit african movies .................i really enjoy watching it..........really cool, for one time i was unable to figure what was going on so far.....lol..............
Name:
baysmina
10/31/2009 4:54:40 PM
Review:
dat waz one da BEST African movies ever....all i can say for those negative comments is "STOP DA HATE"
Name:
kanevector
10/31/2009 3:25:25 PM
Review:
Excellent movie. Great storyline!
Name:
kennedy
10/31/2009 2:33:50 PM
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waooooooooo!!!cant believe i am watching this with my family...so shameless to see...please dont adopt bad culture rather adopt from whites the comfortability of lifes.... i am speechless!!gonna off my system now..u guys spoil my weekend!
Name:
bingo
10/31/2009 2:08:08 AM
Review:
okkk soooooooooo i am speechless at this crap, since when did we start acting porn? come onnnn producers its not like its well rated cuz our kids are gonna stumble upon this! keep ur sad ass horny selves in yo rooms and watch some porn dnt bring it to the public thats just damn rubbish! we dnt do this ish up here in Africa, u wanna be white go to hollywood! what happened to decent movies with good story lines? mssschew! infact i am going to go watch a Van Vicker Movie at least its bad but no porn crap! PUT UR CLOTHES ON!
Name:
mimluvgha18
10/31/2009 1:42:22 AM
Review:
so this was a total waste of an hour,if i wanted to watch a bad porn movie i will rent one.the soryline is absent and the whole overexposed sex scenes were uncalled for and totally ridicules.i dont know if am suppose to give the actors credit for being brave enough to do such a pointless movie or for discredit them for not having better agents.i woudnt recommend this movie unless you to see women getting their period or a bas soft porn movie.As awriter i have to discredit oothe writers but this movie make some of van vickers bad movies good.
Name:
speas
10/31/2009 12:36:46 AM
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this is not bad but remember we are Ghanaians and many homes will not recommend it
Name:
huskyshiku
10/31/2009 12:03:15 AM
Review:
Could have been a good movie, but they made the story line waay to complicated than it needed to be. Plus, the nasty unnecessary sex scenes and the girls haanging in thier underwear and bra--- total turnoff.
Name:
tiguist
10/30/2009 11:04:09 PM
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Pointless movie with out of shape girls walking around in their underwear. ABSOLUTE RUBBISH!!!
Name:
tahibaby
10/30/2009 8:45:50 PM
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This is the dumbest African movie I have ever seen.
Name:
vjords
10/30/2009 7:51:31 PM
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disappointing!!!
Name:
senkupapa
10/30/2009 6:50:27 PM
Review:
the story line is ok but i not like the place the ladys where naked pls let do the right thing
Name:
joleen
10/30/2009 6:27:31 PM
Review:
ITS A BEAUTIFULL MOVIE AND MAJID IS A GOOD ACT
Name:
naijafinnest09
10/30/2009 5:50:49 PM
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Only Ghanaian people will act such a movie...this culd have been a good movie if they did not add all those unecessary sex scenes...that is not wat african movies are about...soo plezz never again...let stick with wat we know...quality...
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kelmine
10/30/2009 5:34:11 PM
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the story line was pointless and the sex scence-totally over-rated...y did the girls keep wearing bikinis, leaving their disguesting stomachs outside.
Name:
nigeria's finest
10/30/2009 4:06:37 PM
Review:
3 stars.... it would be 5 without the hardcore porn, this movie was gr8! we are AFRICANS there was no need for all that, but it was nicely done
Name:
patra
10/30/2009 3:56:16 PM
Review:
for all.
This movie wasnt that bad. And yes the first part was more entertaining that the second I agree, still I believe it was a good even very good movie. All what the lawyer did was backfiring at him and maybe they should have worked more on the storyline how the friend got to survive etc.. but it doesnt make it a useless movie.
The sound was good, the effect also and the quality. When u see american movies u dont complain if they show their asses. Dont get me wrong, we have our african culture that right, but lets us not judge quickly and as for Majid been married and doing this kind of movie, I think it is another topic. I didnt also like that he showed his "haired ass" like someone said but it is his life and it doesnt remove the fact that he is a really good actor, one of the best if not the best in Ghana.
And for the record, Im not from Ghana nor am I from Nigeria, so it is an objective review. Who want to shoot me, please do:)
Name:
Ojitor
10/30/2009 3:55:57 PM
Review:
Baseless movie. How can someone gather great actors and actresses and assign stupid roles to them? This is horrible!
Name:
J.A Girl
10/30/2009 3:30:57 PM
Review:
not a bad movie, could be better but, the storyline was kinda interesting.Good acting by majid and i would have loved to see more of john dumelo in the movie good overall BIG UP from jamaica
Name:
osamas
10/30/2009 12:46:05 PM
Review:
Excuse me, What was the storyline? come on make una abeg de try. What is this? who produced this rubbish? anyway its not your fault. useless movie
Name:
oppy1607
10/30/2009 11:24:02 AM
Review:
dumb ass movie!
Name:
adetiti
10/30/2009 7:04:38 AM
Review:
Omg! What a dumb movie....this is a step backwards for African Movies. Please Admin, this movie should be removed.....so useless. we didnt need to see his hairy ass.....so POINTLESS THIS STUPID ASS MOVIE. Shame!
Name:
omouwa
10/30/2009 4:33:44 AM
Review:
it was not that baddddddddddddd
Name:
benin
10/30/2009 4:32:02 AM
Review:
This is a total mess,
A very stupid sex movie.
Name:
adamasay
10/30/2009 3:52:56 AM
Review:
right when you think african movies are getting better then they come out with rubbish like this. common africa!!! its not just a Ghana or nigeria thing. you guys are representing Africa as well as your country!! dont take a step forward and take 5 back wards!!! and what with the stupid, pointless sex sences???????
Name:
towky
10/30/2009 2:26:40 AM
Review:
This movie suck ass....senseless/unnencessary sex scenes stupid storyline........waste of time...wish i could get ma 2hrs bck mcheww!!
Name:
zoeiy
10/30/2009 1:46:34 AM
Review:
THIS MOVIE IS NOTHING BUT ASS............... ASS AS HELL.
Name:
zoeiy
10/30/2009 1:45:15 AM
Review:
THIS MOVIE IS NOT BUT ASS........ ASS AS HELL.
Name:
imade
10/30/2009 12:55:03 AM
Review:
This was such a disgusting movie. The whole plot was stupid, they tried too hard, it was confusing, and Majid is married..what the heck is he doing..there is just a limit to what a married man should and shouldnt do...overall.. pointless waste of time
