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In the Name of Christ

In the Name of Christ

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1993
1h 20m
5.0(12 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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A West African pig farmer has a religious vision, wherein he is told that he'll be Magloire the First, a prophet of Christ. He then sets out to rid his local villagers of superstition and instead save them for Jesus.

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