Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRamsey Nouah
Screenplay byNicole Asinugo
C.J. Obasi
Story byNicole Asinugo
Produced bySteve Gukas
Dotun Olakunri
Charles Okpaleke
StarringRamsey Nouah
Enyinna Nwigwe
Kenneth Okonkwo
Kanayo O. Kanayo
Muna Abii
Jide Kene Achufusi
CinematographyJohn Demps
Edited byAnthony Ribeiro
Music byGeorge Kallis
Production
companies
Play Network Studios
Natives Filmworks
Michelangelo Productions
Distributed byFilmone Distributions
Release date
  • 8 November 2019 (2019-11-08)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguagesEnglish
Igbo
Nigerian Pidgin
Budget₦10 million[1]
Box office₦168.7 million [2]

Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, also known as Living in Bondage II, is a 2019 Nigerian supernatural thriller executive produced by Charles Okpaleke.[3][4] A sequel to the 1992 classic Living in Bondage, the film stars Kenneth Okonkwo, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Enyinna Nwigwe, and Muna Abii, with Swanky JKA in his breakout role, and Ramsey Nouah, who makes his directorial debut, playing the main villain.[5][6] It received mostly positive reviews and ranked 11th overall on the list of highest-grossing Nigerian films of all time at the end of its theatrical run. The film premiered on Netflix in May 2020.[7]

  1. ^ BellaNaija.com (28 October 2019). "We Had an Exclusive Chat with Charles Okpaleke, Executive Producer of "Living In Bondage: Breaking Free"". BellaNaija. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "TTop 20 films 20th 26th March 2020". Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria.
  3. ^ StyleVitae (22 October 2019). "Charles Okpaleke Opens Up About Producing 'Living in Bondage'". StyleVitae. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ "'Living in Bondage: Breaking Free' is perfect for Ramsey Nouah's directorial debut (Review)". Pulse Nigeria. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Living in Bondage: How 1992 classic changed Nollywood". Pulse Nigeria. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Living in Bondage returns 27 years after with 'Breaking Free'". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ "'Living in Bondage: Breaking Free' to begin streaming on Netflix from May 22". 15 May 2020.