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      2013 1h 20m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 38% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Jumah, a former African child soldier, is adopted and brought to London by an aid worker. His life takes a turn for the better until he witnesses a stabbing and the people involved make threats to keep him quiet. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member The drama element is very good, but the issues surrounding the protagonists mindset and the social situation he's in with his mother are never really explored fully enough. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Leslie Felperin Guardian Writer-director Rob Brown overstuffs the plot with melodramatic incident, but elsewhere shows laudable restraint with dialogue that refrains from filling in every gap, gliding, unfussy camerawork, and a sparse, understated score. Rated: 3/5 Mar 19, 2015 Full Review Patrick Gamble CineVue A beautifully realised debut that breathes new life into British cinema's obsession with urban thrillers, fashioning a refreshingly gentle tale of redemption Rated: 4/5 Apr 4, 2019 Full Review Jeremy Aspinall Radio Times An excellent showcase for bright, young talent like Nsengiyumva and Rosie Day, who plays the girlfriend painfully trying to understand what makes her brooding beau tick. Rated: 3/5 Mar 19, 2015 Full Review Lisa Giles-Keddie HeyUGuys Overall, Brown has squandered a good idea. It's a great shame, as it all feels half-heartedly executed when the story had so much potential Rated: 1/5 Oct 21, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Jumah, a former African child soldier, is adopted and brought to London by an aid worker. His life takes a turn for the better until he witnesses a stabbing and the people involved make threats to keep him quiet.
      Director
      Rob Brown
      Screenwriter
      Rob Brown
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 20m