The Black Book (2023)

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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.

• Released: 2023-09-22
• Genres: Action, Mystery, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 103 votes

Directed by Editi Effiong.

Top cast

• Richard Mofe-Damijo as Paul Edima
• Ade Laoye as Vic Kalu
• Sam Dede as Angel
• Alex Usifo Omiagbo as General Isa
• Shaffy Bello as Big Daddy
• Kelechi Udegbe as Officer Abayomi
• Ikechukwu Onunaku as Deputy Commissioner
• Taiwo Ajai-Lycett as Editor
• Ireti Doyle as Commissioner
• Bimbo Akintola as Professor Craig

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Where to watch The Black Book

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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