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Rocks
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Title: Rocks

Release Date: 5 Sep 2019

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Drama

Director: Fable Pictures, Film4 Productions, The Wellcome Trust, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films, Metrol Technology, BFI

Production Companies: Fable Pictures, Film4 Productions, The Wellcome Trust, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films, Metrol Technology, BFI

Overview: 15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (96 votes)

Cast

  • Rocks: Bukky Bakray
  • Sumaya: Kosar Ali
  • Emmanuel: D'Angelou Osei-Kissiedu
  • Roshé: Shaneigha-Monik Greyson
  • Agnes: Ruby Stokes
  • Khadijah: Tawheda Begum
  • Yawa: Afi Okaidja
  • Sabina: Anastasia Dymitrow
  • Ms. Booker: Sarah Niles
  • Funke Omotoso: Layo-Christina Akinlude
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