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Adaku II

2016 · 121 min

A slow, heavy village drama that sits with resentment and cruelty, testing how long you can watch bitterness curdle into something worse.

Overview
A bitter and resentful village girl maltreats her disabled mother after her brother is taken to the city to learn a trade and she is left behind. Even when justice results in her having to pay for her crimes, her evil ways continue to flourish.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • justice
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Amaechi Ukeje
Written by
Amaechi Ukeje
Starring
Mercy Johnson Okojie, Ngozi Ezeonu, Marcathy Nonwani, Walter Anga, Stan Igboanugo
Runtime
121 min

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