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Hour Glass

2016 · 102 min

A slow, emotionally tangled drama that keeps you watching to see how an impossible romantic dilemma gets resolved.

Overview
A beautiful lady, finds out that the man she developed feelings for over the years happens to be the father of her soon-to-be husband. She is left with a tough decision to make.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • family
    • betrayal
    • identity
    • morality
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    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
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Onesoul
    Written by
    Beth Rogers
    Starring
    Jide Kosoko, Bukky Wright, Wole Ojo, Peggy Ovire, alex adapoyi, olayinka milez
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    Nigeria

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