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A Tribe Called Judah becomes highest-earning Nigerian film
A Nollywood film has smashed box office records, becoming the first Nigerian movie to earn 1bn naira ($1.1m; 拢900,000) in domestic theatres.
A Tribe Called Judah, directed by Nollywood filmmaker Funke Akindele, is the film that hit the jackpot. It achieved the historic feat in just three weeks.
Newshour's Julian Marshall asked Akindele what her megahit film is about.
(Photo: A poster of the film A Tribe Called Judah. Credit: FILMONE ENTERTAINMENT/INSTAGRAM)
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