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Funny Boy (2020)
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi
Runtime109 min
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A student must navigate issues of sexuality, identity and family amid Sri Lanka's social turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s.
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Fans of director Deepa Mehta's acclaimed dramatic style will appreciate the nuanced exploration of identity, family, and social turmoil in this 2020 coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of 1970s and 1980s Sri Lanka.
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Funny Boy is a 2020 drama film, directed by Deepa Mehta. An adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai's 1994 novel of the same name, the film centres on the coming of age of Arjie Chelvaratnam, a young Tamil boy in Sri Lanka who is coming to terms with his homosexuality against the backdrop of the increased tensions between Tamil and Sinhalese people before the breakout of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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