Rocks (2019)

Directed by

Sarah Gavron

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

12A

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Black British teenage girl in London tries to care for her younger brother after their mother abandons them. She must hide the situation from friends and authorities to keep the family together.

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What happens

Rocks is a 2019 British coming-of-age drama film directed by Sarah Gavron. The film stars Bukky Bakray as Olushola, nicknamed "Rocks", a Black British teenage girl living in Hackney, London, whose single mother abandons her and her younger brother Emmanuel (D’angelou Osei Kissiedu), forcing them to try to avoid being taken into social services. Rocks premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2020. The film received acclaim from critics, and was nominated for seven awards at the 74th British Academy Film Awards, including Outstanding British Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Bakray, making her one of the youngest nominees for the award. Nineteen-year-old Bukky Bakray also received BAFTA Rising Star Award, becoming the youngest winner in the category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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