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Baby Thief

1992 · 115 min

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama where cultural pressure and desperation create a tense, morally complex atmosphere.

Overview
The wife of a village chief has to have a baby to help keep the royal status of her husband. And she will go to any length to do this.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, power, identity, obsession
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
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
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Cast

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Details

Directed by
Seth Ashong-Katai
Written by
Seth Ashong-Katai
Starring
Regina Pornotey, Grace Nortey, Kofi Middleton Mends, John Dumelo
Runtime
115 min
Country
Ghana

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