Area Boy
7.1
2023
0 hr 18 min
Drama
An aimless teenager, Eli, has moved to the outer edges of a provincial town with his mother. As he settles in, he tries to escape the bleakness of life and navigating questions of self-identity, by balancing his time between his delinquent friends and the church community. Torn between two worlds, Eli must find himself and embrace who he truly is.
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- Cast：
- Joshua Cameron , Malcolm Kamulete , Jolade Obasola , Mensah Bediako
Reviews
Excellent adaptation.
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The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
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The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
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The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
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