Farming - Adewale Akinnuoye- Agbaje (2018)
Farming follows the life of a Nigerian boy who is farmed out to a cockney family in 60's London as he struggles through the prejudices of the time and tries to find his own identity.
The idea of farming out children is an intreresting phenomenon, probably more so because then motivations for it aren't addressed in the film, for some reason. That is quite a problem as very little of anybody's motivations are explained or even hinted at. Also, despite the strong performances from lead Damson Idris and Kate Beckinsale as his surrogate mother, far too much of it comes across as cartoonish and intentionally provocative rather than being honest or probing. It just falls a bit flat, and unbelievable...again, due to the lack of motivation.
Interesting but underwhelming.
6.5/10
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