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                        “Blood Vessel” features an             “Blood Vessel” is the
                        ensemble cast including Adaobi         newest production from
                        Dibor, David Ezekiel, Jidekene         Play Network Studios,
                        Achufusi, Sylvester Ekanem,            executive-produced by
                        Levi Chikere, Obinna Okenwa,           Charles Okpaleke and
                        Alex Cyr Budin, and René Mena.         directed by Moses Inwang.
                        The film is set in Southern            Produced by Charles
                        Nigeria, where characters              Okpaleke, Arafat Bello-
                        Abbey, Boma, Degbe, Olotu,             Osagie, Roxanne
                        Tekena, and Oyinbraekemi               Adekunle-Wright, and
                        desert their small island village      Agozie Ugwu, “Blood
                        in the Niger Delta region for          Vessel” delves into the
                        different reasons.                     immigration narrative
                                                               from lower-income
                        Tekena and Olotu sail to the           countries, exploring
                        Americas for a shot at a better        themes of love, friendship,
                        life, Boma and Degbe escape            loyalty, and brotherhood,
                        the military after a protest gone      while also exploring the
                        wrong, and Abbey and                   depths of desperation and
                        Oyinbraekemi, ill-fated lovers,        determination.
                        try to escape destiny. The film
                        promises a gripping on-sea            "Blood Vessel”, a Netflix Original,
                        survival drama with numerous              premiered on December 8th.
                        twists and turns.                      With a runtime of 1 hour and 58
                                                               minutes, the film is presented in
                                                                  Ijaw and Pidgin English, with
                                                                  additional spoken languages
                                                                    including Russian and Igbo.
                                                                           Subtitles are available
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