A Naija Christmas (2021)
A Naija ChristmasMovie on Netflix
”A mother's Christmas wish sparks a fierce competition between her sons.”
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"A Naija Christmas" is the first Nigerian Christmas movie on Netflix. Directed by Kunle Afolayan, the same director of "A Lesson of Moremi", the story follows a mother's Christmas wish which ends up creating a fierce competition between her children - who are only looking for the financial reward. A great production to learn about Christmas traditions from other regions of the world and with a message that is universal. We know that the end of the year always carries a greater dose of hope and this feeling is present in the movie, as well as love for one another and striving for fewer material things.
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A mother's Christmas wish - and the grand prize that comes with it - sets off a fierce competition between her sons.
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