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But, this video was important for other reasons too.
但是，由于其他原因，这部电影也很重要。
It was made in Igbo - one of the major languages of Nigeria.
它是用伊博语制作的，伊博语是尼日利亚的主要语言之一。
And the film-makers used shocking images to tell their story.
电影制作人用令人震惊的画面讲述了他们的故事。
The video/film was called ‘Living in Bondage’.
这部电影名为《生活在束缚中》。
Bondage means being trapped, but the film is about being trapped spiritually.
Bondage的意思是被束缚，但这部电影讲述的是精神上的束缚。
The main character is called Andy Okeke.
主人公叫安迪·奥凯克。
He wants to be wealthy.
他想变得富有。
He will do anything to gain money.
他为了赚钱什么事都干得出来。
He meets a group of people who use power from the spirit world.
他遇到了一群使用灵界力量的人。
They use witchcraft.
他们使用巫术。
And he falls under their influence.
他受到了他们的影响。
This group demands that he sacrifice his wife in exchange for wealth.
这群人要求他牺牲自己的妻子以换取财富。
When Andy goes back to his village, his family does not accept him.
当安迪回到他的村庄时，他的家人不接纳他。
They see that he is wealthy.
他们看出他很有钱。
But they know something is wrong.
但他们知道有些地方不对劲。
Finally Andy becomes mentally sick.
最后，安迪患上了精神病。
He becomes completely insane.
他完全疯了。
Many people bought ‘Living in Bondage’.
很多人买了《生活在束缚中》。
The film became extremely popular.
这部电影非常受欢迎。
It made more money than any other Nigerian film in the past.
它比过去任何一部尼日利亚电影都赚得多。
But more importantly it captured Nigerians’ imagination.
但更重要的是，它激发了尼日利亚人的想象力。
Nigerians had not seen anything like it before.
尼日利亚人以前从未见过这样的事情。
Other producers saw how successful this film was.
其他制片人看到了这部电影的成功。
They saw the amount of money to be made.
他们看到了可以赚到的钱的数量。
And they decided that they would make films too.
他们决定也要拍电影。
Today there are around 300 film producers.
如今，大约有300名电影制片人。
These producers are very busy.
这些制片人都很忙。
They make up to 1000 films every year - and sometimes even more.
他们每年制作多达1000部电影，有时甚至更多。
Films cost less than 40,000 dollars to make.
电影制作成本不到4万美元。
This is not a lot of money for producing a film.
对于制作一部电影来说，这不是一笔很大的资金。
But in Nollywood, it is enough.
但在诺莱坞，这就足够了。
Filmmakers often record these films in just one week.
电影制作人经常在短短一周内录制这些电影。
They use new technology to help them.
他们使用新技术来帮助他们。
Digital cameras replaced video cameras.
数码相机取代了摄像机。
And now HD cameras replace digital ones.
如今，高清摄影机取代了数码相机。
Technology helps with editing.
科技有助于剪辑。
With film, editing meant cutting the film and putting it all together.
在电影方面，editing的意思是剪辑电影，然后把它们拼凑在一起。
Now, editing happens in video, using computers.
如今，使用计算机剪辑视频。
This is much faster, so less costly.
这样更快，成本也更低。
