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The Black Book

The Black Book

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The Black Book

2023

2h 4m

6.7(103 votes)

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.

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Netflix

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Production Companies

Anakle Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Richard Mofe-Damijo

Richard Mofe-Damijo

Paul Edima

Ade Laoye

Ade Laoye

Vic Kalu

Sam Dede

Sam Dede

Angel

Alex Usifo Omiagbo

Alex Usifo Omiagbo

General Isa

Shaffy Bello

Shaffy Bello

Big Daddy

Kelechi Udegbe

Kelechi Udegbe

Officer Abayomi

Ikechukwu Onunaku

Ikechukwu Onunaku

Deputy Commissioner

Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

Editor

Ireti Doyle

Ireti Doyle

Commissioner

Bimbo Akintola

Bimbo Akintola

Professor Craig

Creative team

Directed by: Editi Effiong
Written by: Editi Effiong
Bunmi Ajakaiye
Produced by: Kemi Lala Akindoju
Editi Effiong

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