Shining Star

2024•1h 19m

Drama

Ofoma suffers relentless and brutal abuse from his stepfather, Ehis. Ofoma’s mother, Endurance, endures her son’s suffering in silence, unable to confront her husband. Despite the abuse, Ofoma has an unwavering love for baseball. This passion leads to trouble when Ehis wrongly accuses him of stealing money to watch baseball games.

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Production

A3 Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Bimbo Ademoye

Cara

Fiyinfoluwa Asenuga

Fiyinfoluwa Asenuga

Ofoma

Ernest Obi

Ehis

Isha Abubakar

Teacher

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