These 5 Netflix movies to make your weekend enjoyable
The week has ended. Hopefully, it was not that stressful. However, if it was, you probably have plans to relax and get the well-deserved rest this weekend. If the plans include catching up on some really nice Netflix movies, we have picked for you the top 5 movies trending in Nigeria on Netflix. Check them out below:
1. ADU: Adu is named after the central character, a Cameroonian boy escaping the wrath of elephant poachers in his village. He must undertake the horrendous journey to Spain to find his father.
Adu is a migration-themed movie that will get you thinking about the fate of desperate illegal migrants in search of a better life in Europe. It is set in several parts of Africa including, Cameroon, Senegal and Morocco.
The movie is an overall well-told story, suspenseful, with the right cinematographic appeal.
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2. BLACK BEACH: This is a tragic story about a mediation gone wrong. It was meant to be a simple negotiation to resolve an evolving conflict in an oil-rich nation somewhere in Africa. However, it turned deadly, leading to massive bloodshed and needless loss of lives.
It is a story with a sad ending, but it is enjoyable. The most remarkable part is the degree of action that the director was able to achieve despite the African setting.
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3. NAMASTE WAHALA: Love meets culture in this Nollywood drama when an Indian expatriate living in Nigeria falls in love with a Nigerian woman.
This movie, released on the Valentine’s Day, was a product of a collaboration between Nollywood and Bollywood.
It is a good movie, with a story line and the right amount of humour.
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4. NEWS OF THE WORLD
This movie, which became popular in Nigeria over the past few weeks tells a story of a man who goes from town to town reading news stories to residents. Now, he must combine this duty with protecting an abandoned young orphan.
The story features star actor Tom Hanks and other notable names in Hollywood.
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5. WHITE TIGER
In the White Tiger, India’s notorious caste system meets its nemesis. A young servant must kill his master and steal his money to escape the crushing poverty trap of his caste.
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