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Strain

  • 2020
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Nifemi Lawal, Angel Unigwe, Shushu Abubakar, and Okey Uzoeshi in Strain (2020)
Drama

A family man struggles to keep his family happy and united when his son is suddenly diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. He must raise funds to care for his sick child.A family man struggles to keep his family happy and united when his son is suddenly diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. He must raise funds to care for his sick child.A family man struggles to keep his family happy and united when his son is suddenly diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. He must raise funds to care for his sick child.

  • Director
    • Uduak-Obong Patrick
  • Writers
    • Donald Tombia
    • Oluwatoyin Adewumi
    • Eze Ekpo
  • Stars
    • Okey Uzoeshi
    • Shushu Abubakar
    • Angel Unigwe
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    34
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Uduak-Obong Patrick
    • Writers
      • Donald Tombia
      • Oluwatoyin Adewumi
      • Eze Ekpo
    • Stars
      • Okey Uzoeshi
      • Shushu Abubakar
      • Angel Unigwe
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Okey Uzoeshi
    • Nnamdi Ezeji
    Shushu Abubakar
    • Yemi Ezeji
    Angel Unigwe
    • Ebere Ezeji
    Nifemi Lawal
    • Ekene Ezeji
    Alex Usifo Omiagbo
    • Grandpa Ezeji
    Gloria Anozie
    • Grandma Ezeji
    Chinonso Ejemba
    • Dr. Hassan
    Bimbo Akintola
    • Genetic Counsellor
    Sapphire Ekeng
    • Young Ebere
    Kosi Ogboruche
    • Young Ekene
    Henry Diabuah
    • Osas
    Toluwanimi Olaoye
    • Somto
    Olanrewaju Adeyemi
    • Principal
    Enkay Ogboruche
    • Mrs. Ify Chukwuka
    Bade Smart
    • MMM Competition Compere
    Nnenna Udeh
    • Chemistry Teacher
    Raphael Jackson
    • Ayomide
    Omotola Adeseluka
    • Ekene's Class Teacher
    • Director
      • Uduak-Obong Patrick
    • Writers
      • Donald Tombia
      • Oluwatoyin Adewumi
      • Eze Ekpo
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    8janetfeyisola

    A lovely movie to see.

    Yeaa, strain is indeed a lovely movie. I enjoyed it, it brought tear to my eyes towards the end maybe cos I'm AS and the dude I loved too is AS. So we had to call it a quit.

    I could really relate to it because, I saw the picture of what would happen if I go ahead with the relationship.

    However, the only challenge for me despite the lovely story line was the actors that played the parental role, for God sake, they didn't put life to the act at allllll.

    The beards was off for me, cos there wasn't a need for it, it looked fake. The mother didn't put emotions as well, if Zainab Balogun had played that role, dammit, would have been the bomb. Though, she could have tried to be better.

    Also, the part that really got me laughing hard was when she went to apologize to her daughter. The way she said 'I'm sorry' and ran away was was epic. 🤣🤣🤣 Typical Nigerian mothers, having difficulties saying sorry.

    The Doctor played a beautiful role, not the regular we are made to watch.

    Asides all these, I enjoyed the movie, rating it 8/10 that's why I added it to my list for friends weekend watch.
    3panta-4

    Bad acting...

    Towards the end of the Nigerian movie "Strain", there was an information which says that 25% of Nigerians have Sickle Cell Gene, and 150,000 babies are born every year with a Sickle Cell and 70% of them do not live till the age of 5! I am not sure why is the number so high when most of the European countries are dealing with a percentage of 0.00008! Anyway, this disease and its effects were used for a screenplay and a story which was supposed to be some kind of a family drama... but it looked more of a soap opera episode with bad dialogues, awful acting and simply boring cinematography.

    Warning: waste of time!

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Nigeria
    • Official site
      • Film website
    • Languages
      • English
      • Yoruba
      • Ibo
    • Also known as
      • Notre épreuve
    • Filming locations
      • Lagos, Nigeria(Filming City)
    • Production company
      • Verte View
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      1 hour 46 minutes

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