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Official Business

2017 · 115 min

A slow-burning office drama of professional rivalry and bruised pride, played with earnest intensity and a steady sense of unease.

Overview
An ambitious woman is unsettled when a new senior manager also in the running for a much coveted director role is introduced to the company. A prior meeting further increases the friction between the two.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • betrayal
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Desmond Elliot
Written by
Rita Onwurah
Starring
Nadia Buari, Alex Ayalogu, Roselyn Ngissah, Chioma Nwosu, Gbenro Ajibade, Oluchi Nwabuzo
Runtime
115 min
Country
Nigeria

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