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Return of White Hunters

2010 · 123 min

A light, gossipy social comedy about status-chasing and romantic scheming, easy to dip into and watch the pretensions play out.

Directed by
Afam Okereke
Starring
Mercy Johnson, Funke Akindele, Halima Abubakar
Overview
A group of aspiring society ladies, after dealing with being disappointed by Nigerian men, start to obsessively prey on wealthy white expatriates in order to achieve their goal of becoming the most celebrated ladies in town.

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Directed by
Afam Okereke
Starring
Mercy Johnson, Funke Akindele, Halima Abubakar
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • ambition
  • greed
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Directed by
Afam Okereke
Written by
Ubong Bassey Nya
Starring
Mercy Johnson, Funke Akindele, Halima Abubakar, Chigozie Atuanya, Thelma O'Kaz, Patrick Cross, Soresh Harpalani, Fawaz Talal
Runtime
123 min
Country
Nigeria
Languages
English

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