Close Shave
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Complete Sun, Mar 30, 20252h 33m
In Okafor City, Chidinma, the quiet younger sister, hides a scandal that tears her family apart-until Amara, the reckless elder, drives them into a nightmare. A drunken swerve sparks a deadly chase-cult boys, knives flashing, a scarred savior torn between blood and mercy. Faiths clash, mosques shield, and a sisterhood frays-will their redemption hold, or will the shadows of Unity University claim them?
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