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Broken Reed

2017 · 134 min

A slow, heavy family drama that reveals painful secrets piece by piece, leaving you with a quiet ache.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A trainee doctor is heartbroken to discover that his mother's persistent cough is as a result of full blown AIDS and after her diagnosis the horrific hidden parts of her past are slowly revealed to him including his father's shocking identity.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, identity, betrayal, grief
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kabat Esosa Egbon
    Written by
    Emma Ayalogu
    Starring
    Daniel K. Daniel, Ruth Kadiri, Ebere Okafor, Alex Ayalogu, Bella Ebinum, Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke
    Runtime
    134 min
    Country
    United States of America

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