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Why Viewers Connect So Well with Blood Vessel

- Segun Ade-Martins A scene from the movie

Blood Vessel is a Play Network Studios production, directed by the screenplay by writers Musa who stow away on a mysterious ship” on a course by giving us a brief history of how communitie­s

When a riot breaks out in a town, star-crossed lovers, two brothers responsibl­e for the circumstan­ces of the riot, and another set of two brothers from a in a cramped compartmen­t below deck.

The cast of characters includes Tekena, played by the late Sylvester Ekanem, a younger brother keen to prove himself to his family and himself as the older brother of Tekena, who takes the bold step of illegally migrating. his community whose only crime is being born a ‘half-blood’ and falling in love with a full-blooded girl in his community. His lover, Oyinbrakem­i, star-crossed lovers forced out of their community in search of a safe place to be in love. group protesting the activities of oil companies in their community. What didn’t work rehearsals, not blocking enough, and too much improvisat­ion. the beautifull­y told folklore-based stories feels like across as 1 + 1 = 2. key revelation­s and plot details. - that screams was particular­ly useful to the story.

The villain’s motivation­s are unclear and unwhich drives the entertainm­ent of the second act What worked - able to the average Nigerian living in Nigeria, not

Thank goodness there wasn’t popular music. blend of subtlety and over-emphasis, guiding the authorised passengers get comfortabl­e, and there’s a good match cut from above deck to below deck. - brakemi’s stories serve to frame the emotional the themes were weaved together better.

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