The Boys of Baraka

Name: The Boys of Baraka
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-10-15
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Devon Brown, Darius Chambers, Edward Bernard Green Jr.

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1h 24m

Twenty 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000 miles away to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, to try to take advan... Read allTwenty 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000 miles away to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, to try to take advantage of the educational opportunities they can't get in their own country.Twenty 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000 miles away to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, to try to take advantage of the educational opportunities they can't get in their own country.

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Directors
- Heidi Ewing
- Rachel Grady
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Awards
- 6 wins & 3 nominations

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Genre
- Documentary
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some language
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Soundtracks
Climbing Mt. Kenya
Written by J.J. McGeehan
Performed by Abdoulaye Diabate

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12-year old at risk inner city boys from Baltimore's ghettos attend 7th grade in Kenya

These brave and appealing children leave the only world they know to reinvent themselves with only their own shaky courage to remind them of their life back in the rough streets of Baltimore. The heart and soul each of the young characters brings to their life-changing adventure is breathtaking. Each Baraka boy knocked me out by his charm, tenacity and strength. The film introduced me to adolescents I would never have known and now will remember forever. I'll root for the success of each of these troubled boys and their dysfunctional but loving families. Audiences must see the triumphs of spiritual Devon, charismatic Richard, sweet Romesh and smart, hardheaded Montrey.

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