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Fear of a Woman

2016 · 100 min

A gentle, talky domestic drama about family pressure and personal hang-ups, easy to follow and mildly comic.

Overview
An orphaned young man faces pressure to marry from his aunt, however he is wholly reluctant to do so out of an irrational fear of women. He battles in a bid to reject his aunt's chosen bride while his aunt endeavours to ensure he marries in a timely fashion.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Humour4
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Prince Emeka Ani
Written by
Prince Emeka Ani
Starring
Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke, Ruth Kadiri, Ken Erics, Vivian Oyakhire, Destiny Etiko, Isaac Otutu
Runtime
100 min

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