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16th Anniversary

2017 · 96 min

A slow, emotionally charged drama that lingers on grief and betrayal, leaving a heavy, melancholic aftertaste.

Overview
A devoted wife is devasted when her husband dies in a car crash just after their 16th wedding anniversary, only to discover that he has been living a double life with a whole other family.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Morris K. Sesay
Written by
Morris K. Sesay
Starring
Mercy Johnson, Eucharia Anunobi, Tony Umez, Morris K. Sesay, Hauwa Allahbura, Novo Imonieroh
Runtime
96 min
Country
Nigeria

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