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Scholastica II

2016 · 83 min

A cautionary domestic drama that unfolds with soapy, everyday immediacy, inviting easy viewing while quietly souring into disappointment.

Directed by
Caz Chidebere
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chinwe Owoh, Cha Cha Eke Faani, Rahim Caz Chidiebere
Overview
Scholastica a street hawker obsessed with make up and looking good, sharp jumps at the chance to marry whom she thinks is a rich man when he arrives in her compound with a car, however the relationship starts to go downhill immediately

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Directed by
Caz Chidebere
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chinwe Owoh, Cha Cha Eke Faani, Rahim Caz Chidiebere
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • class
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • ambition
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Ikenna Donald Ekwuibe
Starring
Chinwe Owoh, Cha Cha Eke Faani, Rahim Caz Chidiebere, Spider Osuji, Sapphire Obi
Runtime
83 min

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