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THE “OSUOFIA” CONNECTION: NOTES ON A NOLLYWOOD FILM CYCLE - Reginald Ebere and Abel “Success” Ebere, directors. Osuofia in Brazil. 2013. 211 minutes. English, Igbo, Yorùbá, and Pidgin. Nigeria. O-Gabby Innovations Ltd. No price reported. - Kensteve Anuka, director. Osuofia the Village Teacher.2014. 105 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. Global Update Movies. No price reported. - Emeka Nwosu, director. Osuofia and the Widow.2014. 140 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. O. Godwin Innovations Ltd. No price reported. - Michael Jaja, director. Osuofia the Boxer.2014. 247 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. Magic Movies Ltd. No price reported.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2015

Noah Tsika
Noah Tsika*
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Queens College, City University of New YorkQueens, New YorkNoah.Tsika@qc.cuny.edu
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FILM REVIEW ESSAY
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African Studies Review , Volume 58 , Issue 1 , April 2015 , pp. 263 - 272
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