Farming (2018)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 101 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Stars: Damson Idris, Kate Beckinsale and Gugu Mbatha-Raw
IMDb score:
6,2 (2.480)
Releasedate: 8 September 2018
Farming plot
Farming follows a Nigerian boy who his parents gave to a white adoptive family in the UK to give him a better life. The opposite happens and the boy becomes the slave of the dreaded leader of a racist skinhead gang. A benevolent mentor then tries to save the boy from his demise in a last-ditch attempt at redemption.
Actors and actresses
Enitan
Ingrid Carpenter
Levi
Ms. Dapo
Lynn
Tolu
Young Emi
Jonesy
Jack
Reviews & comments
scorsese
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- 12750 messages
- 10777 votes
Nice film about a Nigerian boy who is given up by his parents to be raised by an English family. Based on the director's hard, self-loathing youthful life. Although the main character is well portrayed (also a great role by Damson Idris), the other characters are a bit clichéd. A few good scenes, but as a whole it doesn't work equally well everywhere.
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mrklm
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- 10534 messages
- 9462 votes
In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, several Nigerian parents placed their children with British foster parents. The idea was that the children would go to school there in a safe environment and return to their native country when they were older. This practice was known colloquially as 'farming'. British-born Akinnuoye-Agbaje uses personal experiences of racism in the story of Nigerian Alaghi [Leke Adebayo] who is placed by his parents with foster mother Ingrid Carpenter [Kate Beckinsale, including questionable accent] whose casual racist remarks do little to contribute to a positive self-image. Alaghi quickly goes completely off the rails and only finds some kind of acceptance when he joins the gang of skinhead Levi [John Dagleish]. Shocking drama with an intense performance by Adebayo and a sublime performance by the terrifying Dagleish, but the screenplay offers little insight into the reasons for Alaghi's bizarre behaviour.
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jordorientje
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- 488 messages
- 431 votes
Very strong, true story film.
Especially very bizarre. I watched the whole movie with amazement.
A big plus is the real-life footage at the end with Enitan and Princess Anne.
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