Funny Boy

Name: Funny Boy
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Rating: 54.5
Cast: Arush Nand, Brandon Ingram, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi

2020·Movie

1h 49min

Ratings

54/100

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6.5

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About

Love was an act of war.

A student must navigate issues of sexuality, identity and family amid Sri Lanka's social turmoil of the 1970s and 1980s.

DNA

Genres: Coming-Of-Age Drama Biographical Drama Historical Drama
Mood: MelancholicSentimentalReflectiveThought-ProvokingPoignantBittersweetYearning
Themes: Coming Of AgeFamily BondsSelf-DiscoveryIdentity CrisisSocial IssuesSexual ExplorationCultural Identity
Plot: Sexual AwakeningPersonal GrowthSocial TurmoilFamily ConflictSelf-Acceptance JourneyHistorical BackdropRepressed EmotionsCultural Identity Struggle
Pacing: EpisodicLeisurelySlow Build
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeOpen-Ended ConclusionFlashbacks
Dialog: Rhetorical QuestionsColloquial LanguageEmotional Monologues
Character Types: EverymanOutcastUnderdogSageInnocentRebel
Time: 1980s1970s
Place: Small TownRural CountrysideIsland Paradise
Cinematic Style: First-Person PerspectiveLong TakesPeriod-Accurate CostumesHigh Contrast LightingSlow Motion Sequences
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Deepa Mehta, Douglas Koch, Mike Bishop

Written by:

Shyam Selvadurai, Deepa Mehta

Produced by:

David Hamilton, Moe Rai, Howard Shore

Composed by:

Howard Shore

Cast

Nimmi Harasgama

Agam Darshi

Seema Biswas

Shivantha Wijesinha

Media

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