New shows bring new views, so here is the Shanty Town review. The cast of this gritty, violent Nigerian thriller drama includes Ini Edo, Chidi Mokeme, Peter Okoye, and Richard Mofe-Damijo, Nancy Isime, Nse Ikpe-Etim, among others.
The series includes six episodes, each lasting 30 to 45 minutes. Dimeji Ajibola directed it, and Xavier Ighorodje created it.
Shanty Town Recap and Review
The show is set in a small Lagos town called Shanty Town and follows the lives of s*x workers led by a tyrannical handler named Scar. The episode opens with some backstory about a family escaping invaders after losing all they owned.
However, two of the family members are killed, and one of the daughters is kidnapped by a drug gang that also operates as a prostitution ring.
In the modern day, some in the ring desire to be free. They wish to leave Shanty Town’s connection with the s*x trade and start their own lives somewhere.
The storyline should have arrived by now, but it has yet to. The first two episodes will be spent in extensive explanation as viewers try to understand the world and its rules. There is little reason for us to keep watching this show.
Instead, the show devolves into horrific violence and gore for no apparent reason. It has no value in creating an impact or a positive character trait.
The first two episodes will be spent in extensive explanation as viewers try to understand the world and its rules. There isn’t much reason for us to keep watching this show.
Unfortunately, the show devolves into horrific violence and gore for no apparent reason. It has no value in creating an impact or a positive character trait.
Aside from the widespread smoking, drinking, and drug usage, the show also promotes a simple and unremarkable style of filmmaking.
Even the end seems like a drooping papier-mache construction. There are loose strands, random action sequences, and absurd supernatural aspects that have nothing to do with the plot.
However, the acting of Chidi Mokeme and Ini Edo is the only thing that makes this show acceptable. They have displayed remarkable aptitude in expressing many emotions over the episodes.
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Shanty Town Ending explained: Who is guilty of Scar’s death?
Chief Fernandez cuts Scar’s finger for failing to shut down the illegal companies. Scar, furious, reveals Shalewa’s identity to Femi. He then seduces Femi with a charmed necklace and commands him to bring him his father’s ring.
Before being kidnapped, Shalewa leaves a message for Amanda, acting as Inem, appealing for assistance. Meanwhile, Chief Fernandez is summoned unarmed to save Femi and his ring. But, unfortunately, Scar and Dame intend to murder him there.
Scar engages in a fight with Chief Fernandez’s bodyguard. He kills him but suffers severe injuries. Scar, who has been hurt, visits his office to seek medical help. Instead, a scar perishes on the floor of his office, freeing the courtesans.
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What happens to the different characters?
Chief Fernandez is sentenced to life in jail for raping a law enforcement officer, but his lawyers are appealing the decision. In his absence, his accountant oversees his business.
Dame Dabota is never tried for the kidnapping of Femi because there is insufficient evidence against her. She is still the governor of the state of Lagos.
Scar’s body and his righthand man have not been found. Finally, the women of Shanty Town get their freedom, but according to the show, it is temporary.
The last scene depicts a ceremony with drums, dances, and fire; young ladies are implored not to betray the members. Then a strange figure dressed in silk robes appears, but the individual’s identity is unknown.
