Diamond Ring (1998 film)

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]

Diamond Ring
Directed byTade Ogidan
Written byTade Ogidan
Screenplay byTade Ogidan
Produced byTade Ogidan
StarringBukky Ajayi
Bimbo Akintola
Tunji Bamishigbin
Liz Benson
Richard Mofe-Damijo
Production
companies
O.J. Productions
OGD Pictures
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish Language

Plot

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Diamond 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

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Diamond Ring was described as one of the few well-crafted and produced Nollywood movies of the time.[5]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
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