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Scarlet Woman

2012 · 207 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama of forbidden love and palace intrigue, with a serious, sometimes tense atmosphere.

Overview: A disgraced village girl finds herself in the midst of a deadly heritage war going on in the palace after she starts a secret affair with the heir apparent to the throne of a great kingdom.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, class, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
class
family
love
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Theodore Anyanji
Written by: Chisom Juliet Okereke
Starring: Halima Abubakar, Mary Remmy Njoku, Muna Obiekwe, Mama G. (Patience Ozokwor), Vitalis Ndubuisi, Moyo Lawal
Runtime: 207 min
Country: United States of America