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Nollywood Babylon
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Nollywood Babylon

Jul 3, 2009
1h 14m
★ 6.1

Overview

Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa. "Nollywood Babylon" is a feature documentary detailing the industry's phenomenal success. Propelled by a booming 1970s soundtrack of African underground music, the movie presents an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB
AM Pictures

Cast

Osita Iheme

Self

Osita Iheme

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