End of the Wicked explained

End Of The Wicked
Director:	Teco Benson
Producer:	Helen Ukpabio
Starring:	Charles Okafor Charles Okafor Hilda Dokubo Alex Usifo Helen Ukpabio Ramsey Nouah
Cinematography:	Solomon Nwoko
Editing:	Iyke Okafor Nwoko
Music:	Stanley Okorie
Studio:	Liberty Films
Runtime:	94 minutes
Country:	Nigeria
Language:	English

End Of The Wicked is a 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 as Chris
Hilda Dokubo as Stella
Alex Usifo Omiagbo as Beelzebub
Patience Oseni as Mama Chris
Larry Okon as Morgan
Mary Ushie as Stephanie
Helen Ukpabio as Pastor
Elizabeth Akpabio as Tina
Iniobong Ukpabio as Mercy
Kanu Unoaba as Tempest
Abasiofon as Junior
Ramsey Nouah as Emeka
Mfonido Ukpabio
Chukwudi Onu

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]

Notes and References

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