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Nollywood Babylon
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Nollywood Babylon is a feature documentary about the
explosive popularity of Nigeria's movie industry.
The film drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos' Idumota market. Here, among
the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born.
Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash,
inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians
Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories,
reflecting the collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that
Nigerians experience every day.
Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, present an electric vision of a modern
African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian
cinema.
2008, 73 min 57 s
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