Chibuike Ibe’s 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 Nwigwe’s 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 genre’s usual bloat. Yet the movie’s scrappy urgency is also its weakness. Patchy sound, under-lit night scenes and a bargain…
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