Charles Okpaleke Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
Directed by Ramsey Nouah · 2019
Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019) has a 70% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
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Is Living in Bondage: Breaking Free worth watching?
Yes — Living in Bondage: Breaking Free earns a 70% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
Nouah's revival honors the original while updating Nigeria's obsession with money, magic, and morality.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Audiences (85%) responded more warmly than critics (75%).
What is Living in Bondage: Breaking Free about?
A man seduced by occult wealth discovers the spiritual price of ritual success in a reboot of Nollywood's most influential cult classic.
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