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Funny Boy

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Canada, United States, India · 2020
1h 49m
Director Deepa Mehta
Starring Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi
Genre Drama

This adaptation of the 1994 novel of the same name tells the story of Arjie, a boy growing up in a wealthy Tamil family in Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 80s. Amidst the buildup to the Sri Lankan Civil War, Arjie struggles with his sexuality and his family's repressive beliefs.

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Los Angeles Times by

Director Deepa Mehta ambitiously juxtaposes a teenage love story with rising political tensions and ethnic violence in a film that is ultimately about thriving and sometimes just surviving as someone deemed “different.”

70

Film Threat by Alex Saveliev

Mehta skillfully navigates both the tender sequences and the more devastating ones. Aided by Howard Shore's rousing musical score, she portrays a beautiful country ripped apart by social violence. Her film serves as an ode to those who either died or were forced into exile for having the courage to express their true identities.

91

IndieWire by Jude Dry

Funny Boy is a luminous coming-of-age tale seen through the eyes of a relatable yet entirely unique experience.

75

Original-Cin by Liam Lacey

The urge to find hope in tragedy is as inevitable as the one to recognize shapes in clouds. But Funny Boy leaves an unsettling chasm between this one slender story and the grim history it represents.

50

RogerEbert.com by Roxana Hadadi

Funny Boy falters when trying to link together the personal and political, making for a well-intentioned film that never delivers much depth.

70

Los Angeles Times by Tracy Brown

Director Deepa Mehta ambitiously juxtaposes a teenage love story with rising political tensions and ethnic violence in a film that is ultimately about thriving and sometimes just surviving as someone deemed “different.”

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