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Summary
In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 92Audiences 73GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer97%
Metascore87
User score8.2
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109107Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2023
September 8, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
DramaFantasyThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- France
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 more16 people
- Evelyne Ily JuhenPrisca
- Uzoamaka PowerZinwe
- EAEmeka AmakezeJasper
- Rita EdochieMama Efe
- KUKelechi UdegbeJabi
- TBTough BoneEro
- TETim EbukaMoussa
- SSSofiath SanniAlima
- DADavid Avincin OparaekeAjah
- HIHidaya IbrahimOli
- OAOrianne AzangbanThe Albino
- JKJakob KerstanJohnny
- JTJoyce Tobi LileruNurse
- C.J. 'Fiery' ObasiDoctor
- COClinton OvundaBarman
- MSMonalisa StephenBinti
Directing · 1
- C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Production Design
Production · 5
- Kelechi Udegbe Executive Producer
- Abbas Nokhasteh Executive Producer
- Oge Obasi Producer
- Arnold Setohou Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Ife Koleowo Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Lílis Soares Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Nathan Delannoy Editor
Sound · 3
- Tunde Jegede Original Music Composer
- Samy Bardet Sound Designer
- Sunday Adesugba Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Clinton Ovunda Set Decoration
- Chinagorom Ogbonna Set Decoration
- Prince Obarasua Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Bunmi Demilola Fashina Costume Design
- Adefunke Olowu Key Hair Stylist
- Campbell Precious Arebamen Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Alexandre Dachkevitch Visual Effects Designer
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