Legendary Nigerian movie, 'Living In Bondage' is set to get its sequel some 26 years after it was made.
After 26-years, a sequel to Nollywood’s foremost blockbuster film ‘Living in Bondage’ is set to hit the cinemas.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the sequel titled ‘Living
in Bondage: Breaking Free,’ is written by Nicole Asinugo and Chukwudi
Obasi, and directed by veteran actor Ramsey Nouah.
The new movie scheduled for release on November 8, features Kenneth
Okonkwo, who starred as ‘Andy’ in the original thriller, among other
cast members.
Other actors in the sequel include Kanayo O. Kanayo, alongside Enyinna Nwigwe, Nancy Isime, and Munachi Abii.
The plot of ‘Living in Bondage: Breaking Free,’ tells the story of
Nnamdi, Andy Okeke’s mysterious son, and his unbridled quest for the
‘big life’ that pushed him into a perilous journey.
NAN reports that ‘Living in Bondage’, acclaimed to be the movie
that chronicled Nollywood’s journey to prominence, is a 1992 Nigerian
two-part drama thriller film.
The film was shot ‘straight-to-video’ and produced in Igbo, and
starred Kenneth Okonkwo and Nnenna Nwabueze in their breakout roles.
It tells the story of Andy (Kenneth Okonkwo) and Merit Okeke
(Nnenna Nwabueze), a young couple facing harsh economic challenges that
eventually pushed Andy to join a cult.
Members of the fraternity swore their loyalty to ‘Lucifer’ and kill their loved ones in ritualized sacrifices for wealth.
Andy met the ‘demands’ of the cult and eventually became very rich,
however the nemesis that unfolded became the intrigues that define his
‘Living in Bondage.’
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