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Joshua: A Nigerian Portrait

1963· 0h 57m

DocumentaryTV Movie

Directed by Allan King

8.0/ 10

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Overview

Focusing on the pressures people feel moving from the security and nurture of village life to the isolate chaos of big city life, Joshua: A Nigerian Portrait tells the story of Joshua Sobitan, a rent-collector living in Lagos.

Cast

Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka

Narrator

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