Last Tree (The)

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Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2019
Format : Feature
Running time : 100 (in minutes)

Femi, a British boy of Nigerian descent who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire with his white foster mother, moves to inner London to live with his Nigerian mum. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi must figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take, and what it means to be a young black man in London. Going back home to Nigeria with his mum to find his Nigerian roots will help adolescent Femi find grounding and hope for a better future.

A film by Shola AMOO

United Kingdom, 2019, feature narrative, 1h38

with Sam ADEWUMNI, Denise BLACK, Nicholas PINNOCK, Gbemisola IKUMELO



Year
2019

Runtime
98 minutes

Language
English

Country
United Kingdom

Rating
NR

Note
VOSTF

Director
Shola Amoo

Screenwriter
Shola Amoo

CAST
Sam ADEWUMNI,
Denise BLACK,
Nicholas PINNOCK,
Gbemisola IKUMELO

Articles

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  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
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  • Rwanda : Positive Production
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  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
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