Akoni

October. 07,2021      
Rating:
4.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A Nigerian refugee struggles to integrate into Australian society after escaping the clutches of Boko Haram, until he meets a woman who opens her home, and ultimately her heart, to him.

Jemima Osunde as  Aretta
Mark Coles Smith as  Sammy
Simon Elrahi as  Joe
Pippa Grandison as  Cybil

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Reviews

Baseshment
2021/10/07

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Allison Davies
2021/10/08

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Juana
2021/10/09

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Billy Ollie
2021/10/10

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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