A Very Dirty Christmas

Name: A Very Dirty Christmas (2025) Review
Item: A Very Dirty Christmas
Rating: 6.3
Author: Lana Emmanuel

Director Moses Inwang Year 2025 Runtime 1h 42m Country Nigeria Genre Holiday Drama

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"Shaffy Bello elevates functional holiday cinema into something worth watching. Warm, competent, and perfectly seasonal."
— Lana Emmanuel, NaijaSabi

Score Breakdown

Storyline & Writing 25% 6.0

Direction 20% 6.0

Acting Performance 25% 7.0

Cinematography 15% 6.0

Soundtrack & Score 15% 6.0

Director: Moses Inwang
Cast: Nonso Diobi, Shaffy Bello, Omowunmi Dada, Alexx Ekubo
Genre: Holiday Drama
Where to Watch: Cinema
NaijaSabi Score: 62/100
Box Office / Awards: December 2025 cinema release

December is Nollywood’s golden month. A Very Dirty Christmas leans into everything that makes the season commercially reliable: family drama, romantic complication, and Lagos at its most decorated. Moses Inwang directs with a light touch that suits the material.

Shaffy Bello, as a matriarch whose Christmas gathering becomes the site of accumulated secrets and erupting truths, is the film’s true asset. Her performance has the quality of someone who understands exactly how much truth a Lagos Christmas party can hold before it explodes. Alexx Ekubo and Omowunmi Dada generate genuine chemistry.

Verdict: A warm holiday film elevated by Shaffy Bello doing what Shaffy Bello does.

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