By Abass Coker
Caught In Between, starring Bayray McNwizu & Ray Emodi is produced by Evan Okechukwu
There’s something deeply familiar about Caught in Between. Maybe it’s the way Annie, played so honestly by Bayray McNwizu, wakes up late, juggles two lively kids, races to work, and then walks into an office ruled by a boss who doesn’t believe in kindness.
Maybe it’s because so many women have been her, overworked, underappreciated, and still standing.
This is a film that doesn’t scream for attention.
Instead, it quietly draws you in with real people, real struggles, and the kind of tension that lives in everyday moments: school runs, broken machines, impossible deadlines, and a man who thinks saying “sorry” means defeat.
Ray Emodi is Morris, the cold-hearted CEO who thinks fear is leadership. He is sharp, calculating, and impossible to please. But as the story unfolds, we start to see the man behind the mask, flawed, lonely, and maybe, just maybe, capable of change.
What makes Caught in Between work isn’t dramatic twists or over-the-top romance. It’s the small things: Annie’s son cooking noodles with pride, her daughter calling Morris “uncle” after just one visit, or Annie laughing again after so many hard days. These little moments feel real, because they are.
And then there’s the heart of the film: dignity. Annie refuses to return to work unless Morris apologises, face-to-face. It’s not about revenge. It’s about self-respect.
Her decision is powerful without being loud. She chooses herself, and in doing so, she teaches him how to see people, not just staff.
Bayray McNwizu gives one of her most grounded performances here. She doesn’t play a heroine; she plays a woman trying to hold it all together.
Ray Emodi, too, peels back layers we rarely see in Nollywood’s portrayal of powerful men. He’s flawed and frustrating, but ultimately human. Of course, the film isn’t perfect. Some scenes feel long, and Aisha, Morris’s fiancée, is left a bit too flat. But these are small flaws in a film that delivers big emotional truths.
Final thoughts?
Caught in Between is not just a movie, it’s a mirror. For every woman who’s had to smile at work while her heart broke at home, for every man learning (too late) how power without empathy is emptiness, this film offers a soft but steady reminder: people matter.
Rating: 8.5/10
Warm. Honest. Uplifting.
