End of the Wicked

End Of The Wicked
End Of The Wicked
Directed by	Teco Benson
Written by	Helen Ukpabio
Produced by	Helen Ukpabio
Release date	1999;
Country	Nigeria
Language	English

End Of The Wicked is a controversial 1999 Nigerian horror film directed by Teco Benson and written by Helen Ukpabio.^[1] The film was blamed for a rise in witchcraft accusations against children in the 1990s and early 2000s.^[2]

Cast

Charles Okafor
Hilda Dokubo
Alex Usifo Omiagbo
Patience Oseni
Larry Okon
Mary Ushie
Helen Ukpabio
Elizabeth Akpabio
Iniobong Ukpabio
Kanu Unoaba
Abasiofon
Ramsey Nouah
Mfonido Ukpabio

Reception

The movie was very controversial in Nigeria and abroad and was heavily criticized for "blurring the line between fact and fiction."^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ "How Nigeria's fear of child 'witchcraft' ruins young lives".
^ "Nigeria's Cinematic Witches Were Rooted in Horrifying Reality". 31 October 2021.
^ Ellison, Marc. "How Nigeria's fear of child 'witchcraft' ruins young lives". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ McVeigh, Tracy (13 April 2014). "This Christian preacher should not have been allowed to bring her 'witch hunt' into this country". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Oppenheimer, Mark (21 May 2010). "A Nigerian Witch-Hunter Defends Herself". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Izuzu, Chidumga (25 October 2017). "5 scariest Nollywood movie of all time". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "I will never stop fighting witchcraft...........Helen Ukpabio". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "Branded and beaten".
^ "Child Witch-Branding and the Rise of Pentecostalism Across Nigeria". 16 February 2019.

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[1] "How Nigeria's fear of child 'witchcraft' ruins young lives".

[2] "Nigeria's Cinematic Witches Were Rooted in Horrifying Reality". 31 October 2021.

[3] Ellison, Marc. "How Nigeria's fear of child 'witchcraft' ruins young lives". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[4] McVeigh, Tracy (13 April 2014). "This Christian preacher should not have been allowed to bring her 'witch hunt' into this country". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[5] Oppenheimer, Mark (21 May 2010). "A Nigerian Witch-Hunter Defends Herself". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[6] Izuzu, Chidumga (25 October 2017). "5 scariest Nollywood movie of all time". Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[7] "I will never stop fighting witchcraft...........Helen Ukpabio". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[8] "Branded and beaten".

[9] "Child Witch-Branding and the Rise of Pentecostalism Across Nigeria". 16 February 2019.

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