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Nigerian Prince (2018)

Nigerian Prince poster
Directed by
Faraday Okoro
Genre
thriller film
Country
Nigeria, United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
12
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Nigerian-American man is sent to Nigeria by his mother and gets caught up with his cousin in a dangerous internet scam operation. He faces a series of moral compromises as he tries to navigate the situation.

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What happens

Nigerian Prince is a 2018 Nigerian-American bilingual suspense thriller drama film written and directed by New York based Nigerian-American Faraday Okoro in his feature film directorial debut. The film is based on a stock term referring to a type of advance-fee scam. The film stars newcomers Antonio J. Bell and Chinaza Uche in the main lead roles while Tina Mba, Bimbo Manuel, Ebbe Bassey and Dean Cameron in the supporting roles. The film was made as a part of the inaugural AT&T Presents: Untold Stories program as it entered the competition with the intention of securing financial backing and potential distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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