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The Black Book

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After his son is framed for a kidnapping, a bereaved deacon takes justice into his own hands and fights a corrupt police gang to absolve him.
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Brian Costello Common Sense Media There are some obvious nods to the sensibilities of other directors who make these kinds of movies. And yet, the story takes on complexities not often seen in action-thrillers. Rated: 4/5 Oct 5, 2023 Full Review Marshall Shaffer Decider There are interesting components in this Nigerian thriller, but without a stronger sense of cohesion between plot and style, it feels instantly forgettable. Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Troy R The story was the most interesting part of the movie. It was all put together pretty well and it carries the movie. Some of the reveals were very good and the surprise was nice to bring some life back to the slower film. Outside of Richard Damijo I didn't really care much for any of the other actors, which to be fair based on their missing pictures seems like rotten tomatoes doesn't either. Action was the roughest part, much of the action being laughably bad. But all in all an ok movie for the story and a sad story of what life can be like in other countries. So much of what happened was believable that I half expect it to be based on a true story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/05/25 Full Review Sechie P A movie which takes an uphill climb of infusing the inexplicable experiences of the average Nigerian into cinema, doesn’t quite get to the summit. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/07/25 Full Review Beyond O Editti Effiong did a magnificent job. I enjoyed the plot twist and how the entire story pieced itself together. Coupled with talented actors, he told this story beautifully. I definitely recommend. A must watch indeed Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review David A This movie can be considered healthy in production but still, it's weakness to produce intriguing and uncommon storyline just places it on the same page with lots of other movies with very similar themes and plot. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review Anu A Great acting from nollywood veterans, great storyline and great directing, one of the best Nigerians movies I have seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review Nigel B Very slow plodding by the numbers sort of film just seems to go on and on and you hope it will get better but it doesn't Bordering on boring how anyone can compare this with John wick is beyond me It's crass and not worth suffering Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After his son is framed for a kidnapping, a bereaved deacon takes justice into his own hands and fights a corrupt police gang to absolve him.
Director
Editi Effiong
Producer
Kemi Lala Akindoju, Editi Effiong
Screenwriter
Editi Effiong, Bunmi Ajakaiye
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Anakle Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 22, 2023
Runtime
2h 4m
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