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1992 Ghanaian film

Diabolo
Directed byBob Smith Junior
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
CountryGhana
LanguageEnglish

Diabolo is a 1992 Ghanaian film that tells the story of a man who has the power to transform into a serpent. He uses this power to sexually assault and kill women, mostly sex workers. The character is played by Bob Smith Junior, subsequently popularly referred to as Diabolo Man or Snake Man.

The film has been studied as an example of Pentacostal influence in Ghanaian film.

Cast

References

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  2. AdomOnline.com (8 February 2019). "Video: I lived with 3 snakes at home - Diabolo Man". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ Starrfm.com.gh (21 July 2017). "'Diabolo' was to stop prostitution - Bob Smith Jnr". Starr Fm. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. "Throwback Thursday: Remembering some classic Ghanaian movies - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. "5 classic horror movies Ghanaians used to watch in the 90's". GhanaWeb. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. Meyer, Birgit (2004). ""Praise the Lord": Popular cinema and pentecostalite style in Ghana's new public sphere". American Ethnologist. 31 (1): 92–110. doi:10.1525/ae.2004.31.1.92. ISSN 1548-1425.
  7. Beck, Rose Marie; Wittmann, Frank (2004). African Media Cultures: Transdisciplinary Perspectives. Köppe. ISBN 978-3-89645-246-7.


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