Veteran Nollywood Director Makes Bold Claim About Popular Movie Storylines

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Veteran Nollywood producer, director, and actor Sunny Alli has criticised the frequent portrayal of witchcraft and money rituals in Nigerian films, describing such storylines as unrealistic.

The filmmaker made the remarks during a recent interview while speaking about the type of stories he prefers to tell on screen.

Sharing his personal convictions, Alli said he does not believe in witchcraft or money rituals, adding that scripts built around such themes have no place in his productions.

He challenged fellow filmmakers by questioning how they accurately depict alleged witchcraft gatherings without ever witnessing them firsthand.

The veteran actor also asked whether anyone truly knows what witches wear during their meetings or whether the supernatural forces often portrayed in ritual stories own printing machines or have any partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to produce money.

Maintaining that such narratives lack realism, Alli stressed that he remains committed to producing films that reflect believable experiences.

“I love making realistic movies.”

“There are certain things I can never write in my films. Things like witches having meetings. How? Who has ever been to their meeting before or know where they meet? What did they look like? Or something like someone is sick and was taken to the cleric for prayers and while praying for the person, something came out from him and the sickness disappeared.

“I don’t believe in money rituals. Because they said it is the spirit that is supplying the money, and I asked if the spirit has its own printing machine? Or is the spirit bringing the money from the Central Bank or from the bureau de change? I love making realistic movies.“

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