In line (2017 film)

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In line
Directed byTope Oshin
Story byDiche Enunwa Temitope
Bolade-Akinbode
Produced byChinyere Ozoemena
Starring Adesua Etomi
Tina Mba
Uzor Arukwe
Sika Osei
Chris Attoh
Shawn Faqua
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)
Running time
1h 54m
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish

In line is a 2017 Nigerian drama film directed by Tope Oshin. The movie was released on 1 September 2017 and it stars Adesua Etomi, Uzor Arukwe, Chris Attoh, Tina Mba, and Shawn Faqua. [1]

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Plot

The film is about a man called Debo (Arukwe) who went to jail for killing his biological father. Six years later, he got a presidential pardon as a result of his mother's influence. He returned home, but things were no longer the same between him and his wife, Kate (Adesua). [2] The wife finds happiness in the arms of David, who happens to be her husband's friend and lawyer. Debo suspected that his wife was having an affair and his business was not stable. [3] Debo employed a private investigator Bella (Sika Osei) to follow her. Because of a previous relationship that clouded the bond, it interfered with their supposedly professional relationship. [2] Kate also on her own side has her reasons for the way she behaved.

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References

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