''Gold Diggin'' is a 2014 Nigerian romantic drama film written, produced and directed by

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. It stars Yvonne Nelson,

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and

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. The film was generally panned by critics for having no real purpose or direction; as of September 2014, it is the lowest rated film on Nollywood Reinvented.

Cast

* Yvonne Nelson *

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Release

It premiered at The Palms, Lekki on 3 January 2014. It was released on

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on February 13, 2014.

Reception

The film was widely panned by film critics. It received a 4% rating on Nollywood Reinvented, the lowest rated film on the website, with a description that it was very predictable, lacked any purpose whatsoever, and was not worth making. The site did however state that

's acting was the only positive side to the film.

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titled its review "Rukky Sanda’s ''Gold Diggin'' makes all the wrong moves," and explained that the first half of the film was just an "extended music video" with no direction and was a complete disconnect from the rest of the film. It concluded that Rukky Sanda showed some promise with ''Keeping My Man'', but ''Gold Diggin'' was ten steps backward. Paulinus Okodugha of ''TalkofNaija'' titled its very extensive review as "Rukky Sanda's New Movie, ''Gold Digging'' Makes History! Rated As Nollywood's Worst Movie Ever!" Kemi Filani's review concluded that the film was a complete waste of time. Noble Igwe of 360Nobs.com advised that "the film should be showed in schools as an example of what NOT to do."

References

External links

*{{Nollywood Reinvented, 2014/03/gold-diggin, Gold Diggin Nigerian romantic drama films English-language Nigerian films 2014 romantic drama films 2010s English-language films

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Release

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