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Jikulumessu (2015)

Jikulumessu poster
Genre
telenovela
Country
Angola
Length
1 season, 120 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A telenovela set in Angola that follows personal and family conflicts. The story involves secrets, love, and betrayal among its characters.

dramaticemotionalintricatefamily-orientedsuspensefulfast-paced

What happens

Jikulumessu: Abre o Olho is an Angolan telenovela produced by Semba Comunicação and which was broadcast in Angola from 20 October 2014 to 10 May 2015. The series had 175 episodes and aired at 21:00 local time. The show was written by Coréon Dú, Alexandre Castro, Isilda Hurst, Divaldo Martins, Ana Sofia Fernandes, Andreia, Vicente Martins, Erikson Pacheco Rodrigues, Joana Jorge, Luisa Sampaio, Noé João, and Pedro Barbosa da Silva, and was directed by Marisa Tavares. In Brazil, it was broadcast on TV Brasil from 25 May to 9 November 2017 at 20:30 local time. The Angolan production was critically acclaimed internationally and was broadcast throughout Africa with English and French dubs done through channels such as Canal+ and Africa Magic, as was the case with the transmission in France and its territories through France Telévisions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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