Violated (film)

Violated ^[1] is a 1996 Nigerian romantic drama film directed by Amaka Igwe starring Richard Mofe Damijo popularly known as RMD and Ego Boyo . The film tells the story of a young man Tega Richard Mofe Damijo from a wealthy background who falls in love with a woman Peggy (Ego Boyo) from a poor background.After so much pressure from his mother Joke Silva who wanted him to marry a girl with a better class,they eventually got married. However, their marriage was put to the test when hidden secrets unfolds When his ex-wife re-appeared in his life and also when he learnt about his ex-boss relationship with his wife in her younger age. The story is filled with suspense, intriguing and a lot of drama.It is regarded as a classic Nollywood film and rated among the best 20 movies of Nollywood that Will Never forgotten ^[2] Filmed in Lagos, commercial capital of Nigeria and capital of the oil rich Delta state under the production of Crystal Gold productions and so many prolific casts such as Mildren Iweka, Kunle Bamtefa, Taiwo Obileye, Wale Macaulay. Many Nollywood movies that came after this master class used it as a guild to set a new standard for film making in Nigeria.At the time the film came out, Nigerians were still very much into Hollywood but Violated began to change the mind set of Nigerians and it was accepted in many house holds. Even though most of the actors were known but their popularity blew up and most were elevated to the next level such RMD and Joke Silva. This was a very successful film that lead to another sequence.Part of the film was actually shot in the home of Nigerian Industrious Business man Sony Odogwu.

Violated (film)

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