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Based on Principle

2017 · 113 min

A gentle, talky romance about fame and loneliness that unfolds at an unhurried, easy pace.

Directed by
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ebube Nwagbo, Eddie Watson, Shirley Igwe
Overview
A popular on air personality who is constantly mobbed by admiring female fans yearns to find a women that he can settle down with however it is hard for women to see beyond the celebrity façade to his more vulnerable side.

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Directed by
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ebube Nwagbo, Eddie Watson, Shirley Igwe
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • loneliness
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Written by
Beth Rogers
Starring
Ebube Nwagbo, Eddie Watson, Shirley Igwe, Etinosa Idemudia, Michael Isokpan, Efosa 'Efex' Iyamu
Runtime
113 min

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