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Rocks the big winner at British Independent Film Awards
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It’s not the first time her mum has taken time out “to clear her head”, but, as the hours turn into days, Rocks’ worries mount. Even calling her grandmother in Lagos fails to shed any light – or offer any hope, with granny simply offering the observation that “some women are not cut out for motherhood”, before complaining that, “for all she knows, I could be lying in a gutter”. Then comes the kicker, the power goes out and Rocks can’t find any more money around the house. With her troubles weighing heavily on her mind, she begins to attract trouble at school, eschewing her usual close-knit group of friends for new girl Roshe (Shaneigha-Monik Greyson). Bunking off from class, the pair hook up with some older boys, who take them to a penthouse one claims is his uncle’s. That’s when temptation gets the better of Rocks and her downward spiral reaches its nadir as she resorts to extreme measures to try and keep Emmnauel and herself together.
Review: Radically refreshing Rocks spins an inspiring tale of a Black British teen
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Teeming with an infectious effervescence, the adolescent coming-of-age drama “Rocks” differentiates itself from other recent explorations of modern girlhood set amid immigrant communities. Crafted from a screenplay by playwright Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson, director Sarah Gavron’s social realist wonder soars in great part because of its earnest performances.
Better known by the moniker Rocks, Shola (newcomer Bukky Bakray) is a multitalented British teen of Nigerian descent attending an all-girls school. We enter as her daydreaming is thwarted when her mother walks out on her and her charming little brother, Emmanuel (D’angelou Osei Kissiedu). On the run from child protective services, Rocks braves adult responsibilities she is ill-prepared to navigate.
After an extraordinary year which temporarily closed cinemas, Damon Smith chooses his top 10 films of 2020 Parasite: Choi Woo-shik as Kim Ki-woo, Song Kang-ho as Kim Ki-taek, Chang Hyae-jin as Kim Chung-sook and Park So-dam as Kim Ki-jeong Damon Smith
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1. PARASITE (15, 132 mins) Thriller/Comedy/Horror/Romance. Song Kang-ho, Chang Hye-jin, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jeong Ji-so, Jung Hyeon-jun, Lee Jung-eun. Director: Bong Joon-ho.
WRITER-director Bong Joon-ho mines a mother lode of deliciously cruel intentions in his wickedly entertaining, genre-bending satire, which won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Careening wildly from slapstick and scabrous social commentary to full-blooded horror, Parasite gleefully inhabits the cavernous divide between South Korea s haves and have-nots.
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