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The Boys of Baraka (2005)
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Four 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000...
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An engrossing account of a year spent at a Kenyan boarding school by 11- and 12-year-old boys from a crime-ridden Baltimore neighborhood.
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(Credited cast)| Devon Brown | ... | Himself | |
| Darius Chambers | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Keyser | ... | Himself | |
| Justin Mackall | ... | Himself | |
| Montrey Moore | ... | Himself | |
| Romesh Vance | ... | Himself |
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Rated R for some language.
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Climbing Mt. Kenya
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I saw this film at the SXSW 2005 film festival where it won the Special Jury prize and was the runner-up audience favorite. It's a powerful emotionally involving film that should reach a wide audience. The skill of the filmmakers is most evident as you say to yourself over and over, "how could they have gotten that on film? Don't these people see the camera watching them?" Beautifully shot with a tremendous amount of heart, it's the first documentary (non-Holocaust-related) I've seen that had grown men in the audience with tears in their eyes. It contains both hope and despair, and makes you feel strongly that this shouldn't be happening in the United States of America. As soon as you have the chance, go and see it.