Agony of Christ (film)

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Agony Of Christ
Directed by Frank Rajah Arase
Written by Abdul Salam Mumuni
Produced byAbdul Salam Mumuni
Production
company
Venus Films Production
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
CountryGhana
LanguageEnglish

Agony of Christ is a 2009 Ghanaian film directed by Frank Rajah Arase. [1]

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Plot

A young man ran away from his village because the traditional priestess wanted him killed. He was saved by Christians who trained him in the knowledge of Christianity and he became born again. He returned to his village where they were worshippers of lesser gods. His task of converting everyone in the village into a Christian was thwarted by the priestess of the land, who did not allow that to happen thereby engaging him in spiritual battle. [2]

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References

  1. nollywoodreinvented (2012-11-02). "Agony of the Christ". Nollywood Reinvented. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. Francis Addo, Francis. "Agony Of The Christ' Premiered". Modern Ghana. Francis Addo. Retrieved 8 November 2018.