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Mother of George (2013)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, psychological, captivating, sincere
Plot:
immigrants, couple relations, couples, society, lifestyle, trying to get pregnant, relationships, family relations, parents and children, changing lives, female protagonist, cultural difference, african american, blaxploitation, afrofuturism, strong female presence, woman, married couple, urban
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, africa
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