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Funny Boy

  • 20202020
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
913
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Funny Boy (2020)
Explores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.
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Explores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years le... Read allExplores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.Explores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
913
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Deepa Mehta
  • Writers
    • Deepa Mehta
    • Shyam Selvadurai
  • Stars
    • Agam Darshi
    • Nimmi Harasgama
    • Ali Kazmi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Deepa Mehta
  • Writers
    • Deepa Mehta
    • Shyam Selvadurai
  • Stars
    • Agam Darshi
    • Nimmi Harasgama
    • Ali Kazmi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 20User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 7 nominations

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    Trailer 2:16
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    Nimmi Harasgama & Shivantha Wijesinha - still from Funny Boy
    BTS of Nimmi Harasgama & Deepa Mehta during filming of Funny Boy
    Nimmi Harasgama, Deepa Mehta, and Brandon Ingram at the premiere of their film 'Funny Boy'
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    Agam Darshi
    Agam Darshi
    • Radha
    Nimmi Harasgama
    Nimmi Harasgama
    • Amma
    Ali Kazmi
    Ali Kazmi
    • Appa
    Seema Biswas
    Seema Biswas
    • Ammachi
    Shivantha Wijesinha
    Shivantha Wijesinha
    • Jegan
    Rehan Mudannayake
    Rehan Mudannayake
    • Shehan
    Peter Cockett
    • TV Announcer
    David Hamilton
    • Male Club Member
    Brandon Ingram
    • Older Arjie
    W. Jayasiri
    • Mr. Perera
    Arun Welandawe-Prematilleke
    • English Teacher
    Chavika Samaraweera
    • Salgado's Crony 3
    David McKinnon
    • Male Club Member
    Pavithra Wickramasinghe
    • Landlady
    Ruvin De Silva
    Ruvin De Silva
    • Anil
    Arush Nand
    • Young Arjie
    Orlando Giraldo
    Orlando Giraldo
    • Man with Hockey Bag
    Prasad Pereira
    • Uncle 2
    • Director
      • Deepa Mehta
    • Writers
      • Deepa Mehta
      • Shyam Selvadurai
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      At 29:32 you can see modern 21st century spinner wheel suitcases stacked on top of the wardrobe. The film is set in the 1970s.

    User reviews20

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    Top review
    9/10
    Highly recommendable - Great movie
    I plead ignorance to what happened in Sri Lanka, prior to watching this movie. I understand if people are disappointed if it wasn't Tamil people playing the parts. But I'm SO glad I ignored 95% of the reviews on here. This is a good movie. People are rating it so poorly because of politics (as I say, they may have a point but that's not *my* point).

    I'm confident the majority of 1 star reviews are written by a few people with multiple accounts. It's a shame, as if I had listened to them - and avoided the movie, I wouldn't have learned what happened. I am now (because of this movie) more aware and have since read up on what happened. That wouldn't have happened without this movie.

    But anyway! I was gutted when this ended, and it made me feel plenty of emotions. I got angry, I got upset when I related to the little gay boy so much, I laughed at the brazenness of the sparring kids, and I mourned what happened between the two people.

    If like me you're looking for a movie that will make you feel and make you think - I'd definitely recommend Funny Boy.
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    • Release date
      • December 10, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • India
      • Sri Lanka
    • Official sites
      • ARRAY (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Tamil
      • Sinhala
    • Filming locations
      • Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • Production companies
      • ARRAY Releasing
      • Hamilton-Mehta Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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