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CineMAfriq Film Series

An archive and resource for films discussed as part of the BU African Studies Libraries' CineMAfriq Film Series.

Magun [Thunderbolt] (Nigeria, 2001)

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Story of a young elegant Igbo lady and a young Yoruba man who meet and fall in love and eventually get married, against folk wisdom. Soon, they develop problems fueled by rumors of extra-marital affairs which destroy trust between the two, leading to the man putting Magun (mysterious and fatal chastity control) on the young lady, to kill her next sexual partner.                                                    (In English)

(104 minutes)

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