Diabolo (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.[1][2][3][4][5]

The film has been studied as an example of Pentacostal influence in Ghanaian film.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Video: I lived with 3 snakes at home - Diabolo Man". Myjoyonline. Myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ AdomOnline.com (8 February 2019). "Video: I lived with 3 snakes at home - Diabolo Man". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d 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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