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Disco Boy (2023)

Disco Boy poster
Directed by
Giacomo Abbruzzese
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Poland, Italy, Belgium
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
15+
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows two men from very different worlds. One is a member of the French Foreign Legion and the other is a guerrilla fighter in the Niger Delta.

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What happens

Disco Boy is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese in his feature directorial debut and starring Franz Rogowski, Morr Ndiaye, Laetitia Ky, Leon Lučev, Matteo Olivetti, Robert Więckiewicz and Michał Balicki. The film depicts the intertwined stories of Aleksei (Rogowski), a member of the French Foreign Legion; and of Jomo (Ndiaye), a guerrilla fighter in a village in the Niger Delta. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2023. Abbruzzese was also nominated for GWFF Best First Feature Award in the festival. The film was released in Italy on 9 March 2023, in France on 3 May 2023, in Belgium on 24 May 2023 and in Poland on 6 October 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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