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Chibuike Ibes 75-minute Nollywood quick-burn opens with a sexual-assault accusation and never pauses for breath. Beverly Naya brings bruised credibility to the survivor role, while Enyinna Nwigwes compassionate doctor morphs convincingly into a vigilante avenger, letting the film pose the uncomfortable question: does answering violence with violence simply breed another predator? The tight running time keeps tension high and the plot lean, a welcome antidote to the genres usual bloat.
Yet the movies scrappy urgency is also its weakness. Patchy sound, under-lit night scenes and a bargain-bin synth score scream micro-budget, while the supporting cast are sketched in such broad strokes that the rapist feels more like a plot device than a pe...