Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016)

Directed by

Euros Lyn

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of a Nigerian family in London whose young son is killed in a violent attack. It focuses on their struggle with grief and the search for justice.

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What happens

Damilola, Our Loved Boy is a British television film about the events surrounding the 27 November 2000 death of Damilola Taylor. The film aired on BBC One on 7 November 2016, and was written by Levi David Addai, directed by Euros Lyn, and starred Babou Ceesay and Wunmi Mosaku. The film received three nominations at the 2017 British Academy Television Awards, winning Best Single Drama and Best Supporting Actress for Mosaku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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