Sixteen

classified 15
Film

Please note: This was screened in April 2015

Director
Rob Brown
Cast
Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day
Details
80 mins, 2015, UK

Jumah (Roger Jean Nsengiyumva) is about to turn 16 and is already in need of a fresh start. Burdened with the shameful legacy of a past as a child soldier in the Congo, he lives with his adoptive mother in west London, where he struggles to keep a lid on his history of violence. One night, enjoying a rare carefree evening out with a new friend, Jumah witnesses something that draws him seemingly inescapably into his old ways. As he and others around him begin to question whether he can ever stop being a soldier, he’s set on a path to find out who he truly wishes to be. A taut urban thriller from award-winning UK writer and director Rob Brown.

Followed by a Q&A with writer/director Rob Brown and producer Nic Jeune.


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