Diamond Ring is a 1998 Nollywood thriller film directed by Tade Ogidan. It stars Richard Mofe Damijo, Bimbo Akintola, Liz Benson, Susan Cave, Kunle Dada, Roland Henshaw, David Kennedy, Gbadewonuola Oyelakin (Chidi), Teju Babyface, Sola Sobowale and Bukky Ajayi.[1] It was made in 2 parts.[2]
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| Directed by | Tade Ogidan |
| Written by | Tade Ogidan |
| Screenplay by | Tade Ogidan |
| Produced by | Tade Ogidan |
| Starring | Bukky Ajayi Bimbo Akintola Tunji Bamishigbin Liz Benson Richard Mofe-Damijo |
Production companies | O.J. Productions OGD Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English Language |
Plot
editDiamond Ring follows the story of conflict between the spirit of Mrs. Gladys and members of Chidi's cult group, XG. In a bid to display his fitness for a life in the secret cult, Chidi, a freshman in the university and the only child of his parents; Chief and Mrs. Ijeoma Dike steals a diamond ring from Mrs. Gladys’ corpse. The spirit of Mrs. Gladys in turn haunts Chidi and his friends. The members of the cult begin to die successively. Chidi is struck by a peculiar sickness which could not be treated by orthodox medicine. The journey to find his healing culminates in the return of the diamond ring to Mrs. Gladys’ corpse.[3][4][5]
Production and release
editDiamond Ring was described as one of the few well-crafted and produced Nollywood movies of the time.[5]
References
edit- ^ Nwogu, Precious (2020-03-20). "5 Nollywood Horror/ Thriller classics to binge-watch this coronavirus season". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Astor, George (2020-12-11). "I Watched The Nollywood Movie 'Diamond Ring 2' So You Don't Have To". Zikoko!. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ Samuel, Mofijesusewa (2020-02-07). "10 Iconic Nollywood Stories From The 90s That Should Get A Remake". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Izuzu, Chibumga (2016-03-24). "5 things we remember about classic Nollywood movie". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ a b Alamu, Olagoke (2010-12-01). "NARRATIVE AND STYLE IN NIGERIAN (NOLLYWOOD) FILMS". African Study Monographs. 31 (4): 163–171. doi:10.14989/139277. ISSN 0285-1601.
External links
editDiamond Ring at IMDb