Funny Boy

Name: Funny Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: December 10, 2020
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Agam Darshi, Ali Kazmi, Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, David Hamilton

2020

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ARRAY Releasing | Release Date: December 10, 2020

Starring: Agam Darshi, Ali Kazmi, Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, David Hamilton, Nimmi Harasgama, Orlando Giraldo, Peter Cockett, Rehan Mudannayake, Ruvin De Silva, Seema Biswas, Shivantha Wijesinha

Summary: Shot on location and set in Sri Lanka in the 1970’s and 80’s, Funny Boy explores the awakening of sexual identity by a young boy named Arjie. As political tensions escalate to a boiling point between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese, a young boy comes of age in a society and family that doesn’t embrace difference outside ofShot on location and set in Sri Lanka in the 1970’s and 80’s, Funny Boy explores the awakening of sexual identity by a young boy named Arjie. As political tensions escalate to a boiling point between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese, a young boy comes of age in a society and family that doesn’t embrace difference outside of societal norms. The film chronicles Arjie’s struggle to find balance and self-love despite the absence of empathy and understanding.… Expand

Director: Deepa Mehta

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 109 min

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IndieWire Jude Dry

Dec 10, 2020

Funny Boy is a luminous coming-of-age tale seen through the eyes of a relatable yet entirely unique experience. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Dec 3, 2020

The urge to find hope in tragedy is as inevitable as the one to recognize shapes in clouds. But Funny Boy leaves an unsettling chasm between this one slender story and the grim history it represents. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Dec 14, 2020

Mehta skillfully navigates both the tender sequences and the more devastating ones. Aided by Howard Shore's rousing musical score, she portrays a beautiful country ripped apart by social violence. Her film serves as an ode to those who either died or were forced into exile for having the courage to express their true identities. Read full review

Tina Hassannia

Nov 27, 2020

There is so much going on in this film, much of it so rich in detail, that you wonder how better the original material might work as a television series. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 16, 2020

Funny Boy is valuable in letting us see this world and this history through different eyes. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Dec 10, 2020

In the end the story is told rather blandly, the edges sentimentally smoothed down. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 10, 2020

Mehta’s elaborate long takes contribute to the general sense of tumult, but the film never fully shakes the sense of stating the obvious. Read full review

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Kanvara

Dec 12, 2020

So disappointing that the director would take a a story that should celebrate the tamil culture, history and language and turned it into a disgraceful movie!!