Musical Whispers is a 2014 Nigerian film about

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and how to care for those with it. It was directed by Bond Emeruwa and written by Amaechi Ossai. The film was produced by Ebele Okaro.

Premier

The film was premiered 30 May 2014 sponsored by a pharmaceutical industry, in attendance are dignitaries and movie actors such as

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, Ebele Okaro-Onyiuke among others.

Cast

Kalu Ikeagwu Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu is a British-Nigerian actor and writer. As an actor, he has received several awards and nominations for his performances on screen. Early life Kalu was born in England but was relocated to Nigeria by his dad at the age of 9 ...

as David *

as Agatha Uche * Ebele Okaro as Jasmine Other actors starring in musical whispers include Kalu Ikeagwu, Ekpeyoung Bassey, and Victor Okenwa, Belinda Effa, Chikezie Uwazie and Chinedu Mbadiwe.

Plot

David and Agatha gave birth to an autistic son David Jr., Agatha is struggling to take care of the boy while David out of frustration engaged in extramarital affairs. Things got worst when Agatha lost her

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but she didn't give up on her son yet as he is enrolled into

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with the support of Jasmine, her friend and a musician, Jerry.{{Cite web , title=Musical Whispers fights for autistic children , url=https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/amp/news/147993/musical-whispers-fights-for-autistic-children.html , access-date=2022-07-26 , website=www.thenigerianvoice.com

References

2014 films Nigerian drama films