Oooh yes!
At that time, the nigerian movie industry was still embryonic and social media was not a thing yet.
Fast foward 3 years from then, the cameroonian market was flooded with bootleg DVD's of foreign movies, nigerian ones; Nollywood was gaining ground.
My mom was the typical african mom; let's say she never came home empty-handed, fortunately😆. So, when she decided to buy that one CD, we didn't pay much attention only to find out on a good wednesday, a rare occasion when my brother and i were allowed to watch TV what we had gotten ourselves into.
The movie was named *Accross the bridge* in reference to the journey the protagonists will have to take to go to a small village in quest of money. They indeed needed to cross a bridge.
Starring Jerry Amilo ( Eddy), Emeka Enyocha( Emecka) ,Rita-Tony Edochie (Eddy's mom) and the great Nonso Diobi (Ndozie).
Ndozie was Eddy's friend he left when going to Europe where he met Emecka.
He came from a very poor background so it was almost expected for him to act as a servant when Eddy came back from Europe.
Eddy promised his friend to bring him to Europe. He knew Ndozie was desperate to save himself from poverty. He was the only member of his family living in town which indicates the level of suffering the rest of his peers were experiencing in the village.
After promising his friend the Moon and the sky, he proceeded to disregard him and never even cared for him, he left the country without telling him and sent him a letter via a girlfriend's brother (i know It's long right?); asking him to go to his mom's house to clean his car every week.
Ndozie was left in the dust and chased out of the compound after being the maid, driver,Butler and "boy-boy".
He then realized his dear friend Eddy never intended to bring him anywhere he was just using him!
How didn't he forsee it? What happened to gratitude ? Friendship? What was all this about?
After all, he had told him his plans, he knew he was his only way out of poverty, he knew his passport had expired and he didn't even know how to apply for a visa, he knew they had to go back together.
Harsh was his reality when Eddy's mom used a huge stone to chase him out of his house after calling him all sorts of slurs.
That combined to the car thing... Was the last struck for him.
Life was hard but unpredictable....
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2 years later, Eddy and Emecka came back to Lagos and started searching for Ndozie to do what he knew best.. Be the maid...
They went back to his old room and the new tenant told them that Ndozie was not living there anymore but that he will let him know that they were looking for him.
Huge was their surprise when a flamboyant Ndozie appeared near Eddy's gate, all dripped down, looking flawless!
What had happened ?
Well, spoiler alert.. They ruined their life to answer the last question !
They decided to go down the forest in their quest to find the origin of Ndozie's fortune.
In one of the most inconic scene ever made on TV, Ndozie enticed that greed by showing up and out at Emecka's wedding and responding to their request concerning how he turned his life around by a *Happen Dey Nothing*.🤷🏾♀️
It was enough.
The pair then met Toche who also heard rumors about a supposed pact made by Ndozie with Alla Nwgna'assaba, a witch with big boobs that produced "wealth milk".
Life was not that bad but could definetly be better.
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I rewatched that movie yesterday and 27 years-old me peeped something that i had to have experienced to notice.
The real reason Eddy and Emecka were mad was not because they wanted money so bad, but because Ndozie had it.
Yes... Because why him? WHY HIM??
Eddy especially who was his main friend couldn't phantom the idea of someone he considered *lesser* than him have more of what was the most valuable item in his eyes.... Money!
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Jerry Amilo nailed that role !
The pipeline from friends to ennemies gave me life! But anyways...
Everything was perfectly executed here and i still live for it but let's go back to this lesson.. I'm not going to bore you to death with lessons like don't be jealous ,mind your business and be happy for others... I will leave that to 2008 me. Tonight It's about more calculated details , right?
I'm here to remind you that some people's animosity towards you has EVERYTHING to do with your position in their minds. You are less than, so why do you deserve it ? Why you?
The one example of non-fictional version of this story can be Meghan Markle.
One of the reason this woman is so hated is because white-women can't stand her !
The amount of videos on this woman is astonishing and they can't give you a real reason on why they despise her so much, she was never enough to be one of them ; let alone marry a prince ? You got to be kidding !
The reason is... She crossed the red line on an unmarked territory.
For her it may be race, for Ndozie social class/status , for some sex and for others religion or lack off.
We are at least the Ndozie or the Meghan Markle of our instances in life, at least once.
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27 years-old me would end this article by reminding you that everything in this society is made-up and the only ones you should conform to are the ones you benefit from; not some twisted hierarchy built by a friend living abroad, not a bored british woman, not an unqualified boss,or an unteachable parent... Nobody!
17 years after, there is no continuation to this movie but i think Ndozie was right...
HAPPEN DEY NOTHING !
X.o.X.o
The French Socialite 🌸
So inspiring! Keep up with the good work!
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