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A Stab in the Dark

1999

A slow-burning domestic drama of desire and betrayal, where quiet choices unravel families and leave a lingering unease.

Directed by: Veronica Quarshie
Starring: Pascaline Edwards, Edinam Atatsi, Mawuli Semevor

Overview: Effe, is a pretty young woman who prefers dating much older, and usually married men. Effe leaves her home to escape her mother’s criticism of her behavior and stays with her friend’s family. While at her friend Kate’s house, Effe has an affair with Kate’s father as well and ruins the dynamics of that family

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Directed by: Veronica Quarshie
Starring: Pascaline Edwards, Edinam Atatsi, Mawuli Semevor

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
family
identity
sexuality
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Veronica Quarshie
Written by: Veronica Quarshie
Starring: Pascaline Edwards, Edinam Atatsi, Mawuli Semevor, Grace Omaboe, Psalm Adjeteyfio, Agnes Dapaa, Abeiku Acquah
Country: Ghana

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