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We Love Moses

We Love Moses

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We Love Moses

2016

0h 15m

4.9(13 votes)

Drama

Overview

When Ella was twelve, she had her first fight. And when she was twelve, she discovered sex. Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother Michael's best friend Moses left her with a secret she still carries.

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Jerome Holder

Jerome Holder

Moses

Raphel Famotibe

Raphel Famotibe

Michael

Danaë Jean Marie

Ella

Juwon Adedokun

Juwon Adedokun

Moses' Friend

Kaiya Alfred

Chantelle

Vanessa Babirye

Older Ella's Friend

Keziah Campbell-Golding

Abbie

Paige Cowan-Hall

Ella (Older)

Kerri McLean

Kerri McLean

Janet

Creative team

Directed by: Dionne Edwards
Written by: Dionne Edwards
Produced by: Georgia Goggin

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