Description

Funny Boy 2020
1h 49min | Drama | 10 December 2020 (USA)
Storyline: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.User review:Many aspects of this film are fascinating, like the scenery and location shots. Cannot speak to the ‘Tamil’ voice/accent issue which is of concern to many. I did read that there has been a lot of voice dubbing which would explain why, at times, the spoken English(unsubtitled) is difficult to understand. The meat market scene is presented without appropriate context. I found the scenes where the main character was jumped back and forth in age to be annoying rather that developmental. However, the film does seem to capture well the trauma of being caught up in ethnic/religious disputes.
Director: Deepa Mehta
Writers: Deepa Mehta (co-writer), Shyam Selvadurai (co-writer)
Stars: Agam Darshi, Ali Kazmi, Nimmi Harasgama
Country: Canada | USA
Language: Tamil | English | Sinhalese
Release Date: 10 December 2020 (USA)
Also Known As: Funny Boy
Filming Locations: Colombo, Sri Lanka
IMDB Profile tt13345636

Funny Boy (2020)

2020-12-10

6.5

Director: Deepa Mehta

Writers: Deepa Mehta, Shyam Selvadurai

Stars: Agam Darshi, Nimmi Harasgama, Seema Biswas

Summary: 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.

Also known as: Funny Boy (2020) on DVD