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Desparate Soul
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Desperate Soul ~ 2008
Story & Screenplay – Chidimma and Chidiebere Aneke
Directors – Evan Orji & Iyke Nkwueno
Starring:
Patience Ozokwor – Gertrude
Tony Umez – Michael
Roy De’nani – Chief Morris
Queen Nwokoye – Dora
Chidimma Aneke – Padita
Chidiebere Aneke – Benita
Abraham Nwodu – Dillion
Uchenna Nnanna – Alicia
Pat Edeh – Ralph
Cosol Ugochukwu – Bill
Stella Ukwuegbu – Queen
Chichi Chikere – Mr Ude
Sarah Alex …

Distance Between
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Distance Between ~ 2008
Story/ Screenplay – Remi Ibinola
Director – Izu Ojukwu
Starring:
Rita Dominic – Preye
Kalu Ikeagwu – Ike
Yemi Blaq – Akin
Mercy Johnson – Mosun
Ashley Nwosu – Mr Taylor
Kassandra Odita – Mrs Taylor
Debbie Ibinola – April
Vivian Pius – Mrs Ajayi
Frankincense E. Ben – Young Man
Sandra Ejiogu – Small Mosun
Nicole O’Neil – Small Preye
Charles Waran – Nick
Emeka Duru – …

World Apart
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World Apart
Story – Sunny Collins
Screenplay & Director – Tchidi Chikere
Starring:
Laz Ekwueme – King Idoto
Liz Benson – Mirabel
Kenneth Okonkwo – Promise
Hila Dokubo – Rhoda
Bruno Iwuoha – Benedict
Gentle Jack – Jekwu
Ini Edo – Uli
Geraldine Ekeocha – Thelma
Charles Awurum – Godwin
Theme explored:
Class and Social Status
My Rating: 70%
Uli is warned by an elder in the village before she leaves for …

Secret Pain
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Secret Pain (2007)
Story and Screenplay – Peta Ofia Mbaka
Director – Yul Edochie
Starring:
Pete Edochie – Douglas
Desmond Elliot – Kenneth
Nkiru Sylvanus – Camila
Larry Koldsweat – Pluto
Louisa Nwobodo – Obidiya
Emeka Amakaeze – Donald
Linc Edochie – Roy
Tonto Dikeh – Julie
Adanne Aronu – Laura
Precious Kala –Angela
Jerry Freeborn – Julius
Themes explored:
Arranged Marriage
Forgiveness
Deceit
Charity
My Rating – 85%
Camila lives happily with her grandmother until a …

Broken Ambition
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Broken Ambition
Story, Screenplay and Direction by Ofom Emmanuel (De Prince)
 
Starring:
Patience Ozokwor – Alice
Abraham Nwodu – Ken
Camila Mbrepke – Adaugo
Roy De’Nani – Ude
Chidimma Aneke – Cassandra
Chidiebere Aneke – Sandra
Adaigbo Okafor – Uju
Ikem Chude – Fred
Rita Arum – Dora
Jennifer Nduka – Jane
Chamberlain Amaechi – Chris
Flora Ibe – Nnena
 
My Rating 55%
 
Themes Explored
Infidelity
Betrayal
Marriage
Disability
 
Cassandra and Sandra are twins (Hold up isn’t …

Act of Faith
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Story, Screenplay & Direction by Ikenna Emma Aniekwe
 
 
ACT OF FAITH
 
Starring:
Mercy Johnson – Uche
Mike Ezuruonye – Lesley
Halima Abubakar – Dr Lovela
Patience Ozokwor – Lesley’s mother
Ify Afuba – Uche’s mother
Ifeanyi Azodo – Dr Bayow
Chizzy Okiche – Tina
 
 
Themes
 
Marriage
Religion
Fertility
Mental Illness
Rape
 
My Rating 78%
 
 
The first thing I noticed was that the spelling of the film was different to that that was …

Tears Of Womanhood
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Story – Abdul Salam Mumuni
Screenplay – Phil Efe Bernard
Director – Frank Rajah Arase
 
TEARS OF WOMANHOOD
 
Starring:
Psalm Adjefeto – Daniel
Naana Hayford-Domfeh – Tessy
Kalsonme Senare – Sienna
Jackie Appiah – Samira
Majid Michel – Dennis
Eddie Nartey – David
Yvonne Nelson – Khadija
Elezra Ofori – Sonia
Vicky Zugah – Rachel
 
 
 
Themes the Film Covers
Religion
Status and Class
Patriarchy
Family Relationships
 
 
My Rating 77%
 
The film opens with a …

Kill the Bride
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Kill The Bride
 
Starring:
Mike Ezuruonye – Ken
Mercy Johnson – Sandra
Rita Dominic- Trish
Amaechi Muonagor – Chief Raymond
 
 

Ralph Onu – Sandra’s Dad
Elizabeth Ibe – Sandra’s Mum
Jim Lawson – Chief Ike
Solace Kanu – Chief Okeke
 
My Rating – 50%
 
The first thing that you are going to notice when watching this film is Mike Ezuruonye’s awful American accent. It …

Solid Affection
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Directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka
Story by Oluma Okonkwo
Screenplay by Tai-Emaka Obasi
 
 
SOLID AFFECTION
 
Starring
Ramsey Noah – Stanley
Oge Okoye – Sandra
Uche Jombo – Patricia
Livinus Nnochiri – Igwe
John Paul Nwadike – Paul
Muma Gee – Jane
Hakeem Rahman – DPO
Vitalis Ndubuisi – Jona
Cassandra Odita – Christy
Florence Onuma – Florence
 
 

 
Themes explored in the film
Lesbianism
Christianity
Patriotism
Justice
 
 My Rating 52%
 
 
 
Stanley has recently graduated from college and is unemployed. …

ONE DOLLAR ($1)
An Ifeanyi Azodo Screenplay
Directed by Gabriel Moses
 
Starring:
Patience Ozokwor – Mama Nneka
Victor Osuagwu – Papa Nneka
Chiege Alisigwe – Nneka
Bob Manuel Udokwu – Pat
Jim Iyke – Ike
Big Fredo – Chief Achebe
Okwudili Oguegbu – Calistas
Oge Okoye – Isioma
Chinwe Okigbo – Chika
Ify Obidike – Chioma
Larry Koldsweat – Mike
 
THEMES EXPLORED IN THE FILM
Mental Illness
Status and Class
America as the Promised Land
Family Pressure
 
 

MY RATING – …

 
JEALOUS HEART
An Emem Isong Screenplay
Starring:
Jim Iyke – Dr Tayo Phil
Rita Dominic – Nkiru
Olu Jacobs – Papa (Mr Ukono)
Nneka Chris – Sylvia
Ini Ikpe – Adaeze
 
THEMES EXPLORED IN THE FILM
Assimilation and Acculturation
Divorce and Step-Families
Jealousy
Stigmatisation of the disfigured and physically disabled
Power of forgiveness
 MY RATING – 60%
 
Nkiru is a spolit brat returning to her Nigerian Homeland in order to begin her university studies. For …