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7.7/10   527 votes
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Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Four 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Saw this at SWSX more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Devon Brown ... Himself
Darius Chambers ... Himself
Richard Keyser ... Himself
Justin Mackall ... Himself
Montrey Moore ... Himself
Romesh Vance ... Himself
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language.
Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA more
Company:
Loki Films more

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Soundtrack:
Climbing Mt. Kenya more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Saw this at SWSX, 15 March 2005
10/10
Author: jgg-4 from Austin, Texas

This was my favorite movie of the SWSX Film Festival in Austin. A great story, and beautifully done. Engaging, uplifting, and emotionally draining. This is about a group of Baltimore inner-city, at-risk, African-American boys selected to be sent to a private school in Kenya, and the way they changed in a year. The boys and their families who were selected to be featured in the documentary were captivating. One of the boy's father was in jail and it showed a visit by the boy to his father before he left for Africa and their interaction. The boys were originally supposed to stay for two years but this was cut short by a sad fate of the school. I was surprised at how much I was drawn into the story and the outcome of the experiment. And it is beautifully filmed. I highly recommend this movie.

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