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Rising Moon

2005 · 126 min

A slow, earnest drama about faith and family pressure, with a tense spiritual conflict that keeps you engaged.

Overview
The chief priest in the village dies and the village is in turmoil. Onyeka is constantly being ridiculed and taunted about her condition, the family members bring Maureen in as the new wife. A priest in the village, and Onyeka goes to the Catholic church to pray to God to give her a child.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Andy Nwakalor
Starring
Akume Akume, Arthur Brooks, Justus Esiri, Onyeka Onwenu, Maureen Solomon
Runtime
126 min
Country
Nigeria
Languages
Hausa, English

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