The Herd

Is The Herd worth watching?

Yes — The Herd earns a 74% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Critics have called Daniel Etim Effiong's directing debut a tense, timely reflection of Nigeria's real kidnapping crisis, anchored by a committed Genoveva Umeh performance, even as several reviews note the plot grows overstuffed and its climax leans on shootout theatrics that undercut the film's gritty realism.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is The Herd about?

A bride's dream wedding curdles into a nightmare when her convoy is ambushed on the drive back from the reception by armed men posing as cattle herders. As the wedding party is dragged into the bush and held for ransom, alliances fracture on both sides of the kidnapping, forcing captors and captives alike into impossible choices.