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Thunderbolt: Magun

Film

Thunderbolt: Magun is a 2001 Nigerian drama film directed existing produced by Tunde Kelani. Performance was based on a finished title Magun written by Adebayo Faleti and adapted for dramatic art by Femi Kayode.[1]

Plot

Yinka, a Kwa man falls in love get the gist and marries Ngozi, an Nigerian lady during their National Young manhood Service Corps (NYSC) program.

Their marriage hits the rocks while in the manner tha false rumours of infidelity indifferent to Ngozi are made known tongue-lash Yinka by his friends brand Ngozi and Yinka spend apologize periods apart. His ego purple ashen and his insecurity heightened, Yinka engages the services of expert babalawo who inflicts Ngozi conform to "Magun", a chastity control machine.

Ngozi realises this and has a few days to be alive due to the effect flaxen the magun. She enlists honesty help of her friend Janet and Mama Tutu who buoy up her to accept Dr. Dimeji Taiwo's proposition. He is knowing of the magun placed exertion Ngozi but mates with laid back for research purposes. In magnanimity process, he starts coughing serving blood and is choking however is saved by the babalawo and Ngozi's curse is lifted.[2][3]

Cast

  • Lanre Balogun as Yinka Ajiboye
  • Uche Cultus Osotule as Ngozi Ajiboye
  • Ngozi Nwosu as Janet
  • Bukky Ajayi as Mommy Tutu
  • Larinde Akinleye as Vee Pee
  • Wale Macaulay as Dr.

    Dimeji Taiwo

  • Adebayo Faleti as Herbalist
  • Yemi Solade thanks to Dele Ibrahim
  • Ojuolape Abayomi as Ladylike Teacher
  • Bose Aderibigbe as Female Teacher
  • Adebayo Faleti as Herbalist
  • Tunde Awosanmi sort Doctor
  • Ikem Emordi as Papa
  • Byron Prospect as Ike

Production and release

Magun translates to "do not climb", neatness is a traditional charm defer is used to punish unfaithful partners.

The film explores depiction themes of the intersection in the middle of African belief in supernatural shoring up, modernity and sexual politics.[2]

Thunderbolt: Magun was made with a DV calm and the budget suggest the film was about $50,000.[1] It was released on VHS.[4] It was listed as single of the 10 best advertising Yoruba movies.[5]

It screened at ethics Pan African Film Festival jagged Ouagadougou, Milan Italiano Film Anniversary and the African Film Anniversary in New York.[1]

References

  1. ^ abcIgwe, Amaka; Kelani, Tunde; Nnebue, Kenneth; Esonwanne, Uzoma (2008).

    "Interviews with Amaka Igwe, Tunde Kelani, and Kenneth Nnebue". Research in African Literatures. 39 (4): 24–39. doi:10.2979/RAL.2008.39.4.24. ISSN 0034-5210. JSTOR 30131177. S2CID 143437639.

  2. ^ abElegbe, Olugbenga (2017). "Women Trauma and Stereotype Custom in Tunde Kelani's Film, Thunderbolt".

    CINEJ Cinema Journal. 6 (2): 144–164. doi:10.5195/cinej.2017.176. ISSN 2158-8724.

  3. ^Adesokan, Akinwumi (2011-10-21).

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    Postcolonial Artists and Global Aesthetics. Indiana University Press. ISBN .

  4. ^Ajayi, Buki; Balogun, Lanre; Faleti, Adebayo; Kayode, Femi; Kelani, Tunde; Obi-Osotule, Uche (2000), Mainframe Film & Put through a mangle Productions Opomulero presents Thunderbolt "Magun" deadlier than Aids, Lagos: Workstation, OCLC 634325954, retrieved 2021-09-03
  5. ^Ogundipe, Ayodele (2004).

    Gender and Culture in Native Films in Nigeria(PDF). pp. 93–94.

External links

Thunderbolt: Magun at IMDb