A British boy of Nigerian heritage enjoys a happy childhood with his foster mother in rural Lincolnshire, but his life is thrown into upheaval when he is returned to his biological mother, and uprooted to the unfamiliar world of inner city London. Drama, starring Samuel Adewunmi and Gbemisola Ikumelo
British-Nigerian director Shola Amoo (A Moving Image) draws on his own life for this heartfelt exploration of race, identity and belonging. For young Femi, loving foster care in rural Lincolnshire is abruptly replaced by an inner-city London flat with his martinet birth mother, Yinka (Gbemisola Ikumelo). The combination of culture shock and Yinka's brutality drive Femi (played as an adolescent by Sam Adewunmi) into brooding introspection, which soon has the teenager torn between a life of crime with a local gang or opening up to a sensitive, straight-talking teacher (Nicholas Pinnock). With its believable lead performances, this is a gentle coming-of-age tale without the usual clichés.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Femi | Sam Adewunmi |
| Yinka | Gbemisola Ikumelo |
| Mary | Denise Black |
| Young Femi | Tai Golding |
| Mr Williams | Nicholas Pinnock |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Shola Amoo |
