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Conundrum
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BILLED as a “tale of self-discovery, liberation and bliss,” Paul Anthony Morris’s long-awaited Conundrum isn’t exactly packed with the latter. It’s a difficult, uncomfortable 70 minutes but it is all the better for it.
The Conundrum at hand is the life of Fidel (Anthony Ofoegbu) who in the process of “decluttering” has begun rummaging through a lifetime of paperwork.
Diaries, bank statements, exam results (all A+ except a D in sports) and a series of rejected job applications on the basis of “overqualification” are reminders of a life before a breakdown.
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