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Rocks

2020-09-09 · 94 min · ★ 6.6

Drama

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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Directors
Sarah Gavron
Production companies
Fable Pictures, Film4 Productions, The Wellcome Trust, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films, Metrol Technology, BFI
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bukky BakrayBukky BakrayRocks
Kosar AliKosar AliSumaya
D'Angelou Osei-KissieduEmmanuel
Shaneigha-Monik GreysonShaneigha-Monik GreysonRoshé
Ruby StokesRuby StokesAgnes
Tawheda BegumKhadijah
Afi OkaidjaYawa
Anastasia DymitrowSabina
Sarah NilesSarah NilesMs. Booker
Layo-Christina AkinludeLayo-Christina AkinludeFunke Omotoso
Sharon D. ClarkeSharon D. ClarkeAnita
Islah Abdur-RahmanIslah Abdur-RahmanIsmail
Shola AdewusiShola AdewusiGrandmother Omotoso
Mohammad AmiriMohammed
Tina ChiangTina ChiangLara
Kate IsittKate IsittVicky
Aneta PiotrowskaAneta PiotrowskaAnna
Kaine ZajazKaine ZajazMo
Umit UlgenUmit UlgenAhmed
Curtis WalkerCurtis WalkerReg

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