Dazzling Mirage

★★★★★

“Is it worth risking it all to have it all?”

2014 · 1 h 57 min

Directed by Tunde Kelani · Nigeria · African Cinema

Drama

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Cast

Adejumoke Aderounmu Dupe Adetuwo Kunle Afolayan Tunji Afolayan Halimat Aitsegame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett

Credits

Written by: Olayinka Abimbola Egbokhare

Plot

A woman with sickle-cell disease.

Sinekatalog’s take

Tunde Kelani's drama follows a young woman living with sickle-cell disease and her struggle for love and acceptance in Nigeria. Well-meaning and sincere in raising awareness, it is a modest, earnest film hampered by melodrama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.0 / 10 (21 votes)
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