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5th Floor

2017 · 117 min

A workplace drama about a fall from grace that asks you to watch someone earn back trust she never gave.

Directed by
Sobe Charles Umeh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Esther Johnson, Ivie Okujaye, Oma Nnadi
Overview
A daughter of a jailed businessman is demoted to intern after her father is arrested. Now finding herself at the same position as the employees she was once so cruel to, she must win their trust to help prove her father's innocence.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sobe Charles Umeh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Esther Johnson, Ivie Okujaye, Oma Nnadi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • power
    • justice
    • family
    • redemption
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Sobe Charles Umeh
    Written by
    Ivie Okujaye
    Starring
    Esther Johnson, Ivie Okujaye, Oma Nnadi, Jose Tolbert, Emem Ufot, Kachi Nnochiri
    Runtime
    117 min

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