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The Ghost and the Tout

2018 · 103 min

A breezy, playful comedy-mystery where a streetwise woman teams up with a chatty ghost, mixing light laughs with a gentle whodunit.

Directed by
Charles Uwagbai
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Isila, a young woman from the ghetto, that encounters a ghost called Mike in need of her assistance to communicate with the people he left behind. She becomes tangled and puzzled in solving a murder mystery.

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Directed by
Charles Uwagbai
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • class
  • death
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Charles Uwagbai
Written by
Charles Uwagbai
Starring
Toyin Abraham, Chioma Chukwuka, Sambasa Nzeribe, Nnenna Rachael Okonkwo
Runtime
103 min
Country
Nigeria
Languages
English

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