'Domitilla' holds up better than the reboot 27 years later [Pulse Editor's Opinion]

In a conservative country like ours, a first-of-its-kind, risqué movie about sex workers that still managed to offer some moral lessons quickly became a hit.

Given that I was only five years old at the time, I certainly did not see the movie back in 1996, but I grew to appreciate what is now one of the many classics in Ejiro’s impressive catalogue and propelled Anne Njemanze, Kate Henshaw, Enebeli Elebuwa, and the rest of the cast to stardom.

This is why I was a little apprehensive when news of a reboot broke in 2020. Some of this angst dissipated when I learned that the original director, also known as the Sheikh of Nollywood, would be at the helm. I figured things would work out well this time since this remake had what others did not: the creator on board.

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