Behind Nollywood

Behind Nollywood We Go Back In Time 😎 Nollywood's GOLDEN ERA
(2)

Did you know in the 1999 Liberty Film Production, THE PRICE. Sister Rebecca’s judgmental tone, her self-righteousness, h...
13/11/2025

Did you know in the 1999 Liberty Film Production, THE PRICE. Sister Rebecca’s judgmental tone, her self-righteousness, her gossip, wasn’t random?

She was the symbol of hypocrisy within the church community. The film used her to ask: “Who are we to condemn others when we don’t see our own flaws?”, "who is truly righteous?"

She served as the mirror of congregational judgment and hypocrisy, contrasting external piety with internal pain.

Rebecca's role goes beyond the church, its about the entire society. She represents the community’s gaze [Especially believing communities at the time] She is not merely judgmental; she is a representation of what happens when the “watchers” become the oppressors. Her judgment of Ken and the family highlights the danger of unexamined communal morality.

Did you know Pastor Kens wife was the Quiet Hero Who Finally Broke.Eucharia Anunobi’s character wasn’t just “the pastor’...
13/11/2025

Did you know Pastor Kens wife was the Quiet Hero Who Finally Broke.

Eucharia Anunobi’s character wasn’t just “the pastor’s wife.” She was the emotional heartbeat of the movie.

She stood by her husband, defended him, but also showed us something deeper, that even faith has a breaking point.

When she finally gave up, it wasn’t weakness, it was the human cost of holding everyone else together. It’s a statement: even the strongest spouse has limits when integrity is compromised or trust is broken.

Did you know that one of the most intellectually symbolic parts of the movie THE PRICE 1999, was the Church Board’s dec...
13/11/2025

Did you know that one of the most intellectually symbolic parts of the movie THE PRICE 1999, was the Church Board’s decision-making.

When Pastor Ken was accused, the board didn’t act from faith, they acted from fear and self-preservation. They called for an emergency meeting, and without proper investigation, suspended him to protect the church’s public image. This situation mirrors how many religious institutions, both then and now, value reputation over righteousness.

The Church Board’s behavior reflects:
• Institutional cowardice: Instead of supporting Pastor Ken through proper inquiry, they rushed to condemn him, showing how even faith communities can replicate societal injustice.

• Moral blindness: They allowed gossip and public sentiment to override biblical principles of fairness and compassion.

• Symbolic mirror: Their collective judgment reflected how the church (but not limited to church), as an institution, can sometimes crucify its own before hearing the full story.

It’s easy to see the Rebecca character (the judgmental church sister) as an individual, but the board was a larger system of Rebecca’s — older, more respected, and more dangerous in their hypocrisy.

When they say "wetin man do man". Pastor Ken had a similar story to share with us in the movie THE PRICE. After an attem...
13/11/2025

When they say "wetin man do man". Pastor Ken had a similar story to share with us in the movie THE PRICE.

After an attempt to frame Pastor Ken (RMD) and he resisted, she stages a drama, by tearing her cloth, screeming and falling on the flour just before people rush in to the office. Her drama wasnt entirely convincing, due to the distance between the Pastor and the girl, and the pastors expression also said alot.

When the church board calls for evidence, a lady comes in, she narrates the story just as we saw it, she even mentioned that she heard the Pastor shout "Stop it" before the lady screemed.

ACCUSER: You are a lier
WITHNESS: Lier for what

But when a male witness was called in... Oga nail Pastor Ken, his conclusion was clear, the Pastor did it, because he saw a girl with torn cloth on the flour, nothing else mattered to him.

[I loved this twist, it relieved a gender from taking the total responsibility of the ongoing betrayal]

The Board members, who seemed to have been waiting for just a single reason to nail the Pastor, all settled for the male withness testimony and that singular decision was the begining of tragedy for the Pastor.

[Never assume when it has to do with the fate of someone. NEVER A$$UME!. Because when you assume, you make an "A$$" out of U and "ME".]

Did you know that Steph-Nora's role in the 1999 Liberty film, THE PRICE was more than a villain.A woman steps into the c...
13/11/2025

Did you know that Steph-Nora's role in the 1999 Liberty film, THE PRICE was more than a villain.

A woman steps into the church office for the first time, she seduces him, he rejects her, she removes her jacket, tears her underwear, and BOOM, its a r**e case.

The young lady’s false accusation wasn’t just a plot twist, it was inspired by real testimonies that circulated in some churches at the time, where supposed “victims” used tears to manipulate pastors and destroy reputations. The film used that to expose the vulnerability of spiritual leaders in the face of mob judgment.

Her role symbolises the danger of false accountability, the weaponisation of victim status, and how women used fear to manipulate public perception, how just a single lie can destroy years of truth.

In many ways, she was the real sermon of the story. It was a bold commentary on the abuse of spiritual authority, something few films dared tackle so directly at that time.

WHAT A FINE SHORT FILM STORYOne morning, not like any other, a phone call is made from a Man, not directly to a random o...
12/11/2025

WHAT A FINE SHORT FILM STORY
One morning, not like any other, a phone call is made from a Man, not directly to a random officer, but probably through ranks and file.

The call came with directive, no negotiations, a direct order; "send the most loyal to mount guard at ###x, No man born of a woman steps in". It was crystal clear.

A soldier of a befitting rank, cute, tall, young and of course, the one that when given an order, he sees nothing before him, Officer AM Yerima. He was sent to lead a team to the location.

Like you would guess, Mission Activated.
Their boots touched ground,
Entrances secured,
Men mount!

Soon the first intruders arrive, God knows how many, and only God knows the way and manner they were chased out of that location.

But it didn't end there.

Now Picture this...
The kids you sent to buy something, come back to tell you they met resistance from kids of the owner of the compound where the road is. And that it was impossible and dangerous to pass. Then you get up with pride, you no ask how tall them be, how many them be, them get muscle, wetin them hold for hand? You just stand up with walking stick, say, let's go back, who goes there, you even call news to come cover the show of power haba🤣. Well, they reported well.

And like play like play, a young, cute officer who just work up on the right side of the bed has become a hero for doing the least of his job. "Taking Order".

The officer did nothing, other than take order and stand by the order, what else would anyone expect from a soldier. Well not anyone, except Oga that thought he was at the top. Unknown to him even 5th flour e never reach.

"They say, when it's time for a fall, you first loose your sense of reasoning"

What a fine short film story.

Did you know there are times when Real Life Starts Looking Like Old Nollywood Movie. I'll take you back on one.You will ...
12/11/2025

Did you know there are times when Real Life Starts Looking Like Old Nollywood Movie. I'll take you back on one.

You will remember the character played by Zulu Adigwe in BL🤬🤬D DIAMOND [The Professor].
He wasn’t a soldier.
He wasn’t wearing uniform.
But somehow, he was commanding the entire military, giving orders, barking strategies, and telling generals when and how to attack the Don and the mercenaries.

I watched that scene like, “Ah-ah, who gave Oga Professor this kind of power?” 😅

Now fast-forward to 2025… and suddenly, Nigeria is giving Bl🤬🤬d Diamond vibes again. Only this time, it’s not Zulu Adigwe on set, it’s Minister Wike vs. the Navy officer in real life. When pride meets protocol.

It’s funny, but it also says a lot.

So the real question is:
When civilian power meets military protocol, who should bow. Authority or uniform?

Last Last, all this is just another distraction from the insecurity we battle.😭😭😭

Did you know that THE PRICE (1999), was partly Nollywood's serious attempt at healing what it once scaredIf you ever wat...
12/11/2025

Did you know that THE PRICE (1999), was partly Nollywood's serious attempt at healing what it once scared

If you ever watched Helen Ukpabio’s The Price, you’ll remember that very first scene.

A frightened little boy runs into Pastor Ken’s parlour, crying, “My father will k!l me!”
Moments later, the father storms in, cane in hand, shouting that his son is a witch.

But then comes Pastor Ken, calm, firm, and filled with compassion.
He stops the man, condemning the act of beating or killing a child over witchcraft.
He says clearly: “This is not how to handle such things.”

That moment was more than just a scene, It was a correction. A turning point.

After End of the Wicked shook Nigeria in the late ’90s with its terrifying depictions of witchcraft, fear spread like wildfire.
People began to see witches everywhere, especially in children and old people. Some parents became judges and executioners, acting out of ignorance and fear.

But The Price came as a voice of balance and reason. Helen Ukpabio and her team used that film to say:

“No child deserves pain in the name of deliverance.” “No parent has the right to destroy what they don’t understand.”

It was one of the first Nollywood films that tried to correct the fear it once amplified.
The problem is that many didn't even notice this attempt. And the horror continued.

The men who were running round circles.Hank determined to get the Diamond at all costBLOOD DIAMOND — When Everybody Want...
11/11/2025

The men who were running round circles.
Hank determined to get the Diamond at all cost

BLOOD DIAMOND — When Everybody Wanted the Same Thing, But for Different Reasons

One of the most intense things about Blood Diamond was not just the violence (well, I saw no violence) It was the collision of goals.

Three forces.
One diamond.
Three different destinies.

First, The Mercenaries(Lead by Hank Anuku). These men came from another land, carrying experience, scars, and silence. They weren’t there to play hero or fight for justice.

They came for the diamond.
That was the mission.
The only mission.

They moved with plan
They fought with calculation.
Failure was simply not an option.

The Don and his Gang

To the Don and his gang, the diamond wasn’t money, It was throne, identity, security, and fear all wrapped into one.

He believed, “If he holds the diamond, he hold the land.”

So every bullet fired from his camp was not just defense, It was desperation.
A man holding onto power with his fingernails.

He was furious.
He was Aggressive
He was guarding.
He was prepared to k!l or dai, but never surrender.

The Military on the other hand, While the mercenaries wanted the diamond and the Don wanted to keep it,
the military wanted something else entirely:

Control.
Stability.
Order — even if through force.

To them, the Don was a criminal mastermind, The mercenaries were foreign invaders, And the diamond was evidence of war crimes and corruption

They were determined to capture both sides and end the chaos.

Three powers.
Three agendas.
One battlefield.

Nobody was fully right.
Nobody was fully wrong.
Just survival, strategy and destiny clashing at the same point in history.

But there is someone affected by all this, someone no one really considered in all this... that person, was THE PEOPLE.

Sometimes, the most dangerous wars are fought not over land or people… but over symbols of power. The people surfer it, but have to gain in it.

So Charles Taylor came to nigeria (Calabar) for exile, yet still had interest in the Diamond of Sierra Leone. From Niger...
11/11/2025

So Charles Taylor came to nigeria (Calabar) for exile, yet still had interest in the Diamond of Sierra Leone. From Nigeria he sends in 3 Mercenaries to steal and return with the Diamonds. Don Carlos was the target. These Naija guy didnt only steal his Diamond, he stole his babe too.🤣🤣🤣

I guess Charles was to take the Diamonds, he takes the babe and everyone goes home happy. [Everything happened in the BL🤩🤩D DIAMOND)

For those who watched this Nigerian/Sierra Leone movie BL😌😌d Diamond. You will remember this man. Great act. I wonder wh...
11/11/2025

For those who watched this Nigerian/Sierra Leone movie BL😌😌d Diamond. You will remember this man. Great act. I wonder why he didn't simply relocate to Nigeria, he sure would have been more notable. Fine performance.

Who remembers this movie?It will be had as most of the faces aren't Nigerian, But Sierra Leone.
11/11/2025

Who remembers this movie?
It will be had as most of the faces aren't Nigerian, But Sierra Leone.

Address

Stoke-on-Trent
ST42BH

Telephone

+447398996351

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Behind Nollywood posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category