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   Funny Boy is a 2020 drama film, directed by Deepa Mehta. [ 1 ] An adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai 's 1994 novel of the same name, the film centres on the coming of age of Arjie Chelvaratnam, a young Tamil boy in Sri Lanka who is coming to terms with his homosexuality against the backdrop of the increased tensions between Tamil and Sinhalese ...

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt13345636Funny Boy (2020) - IMDb

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   Funny Boy. Explores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.

   • 6.6/10 (995)
   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Deepa Mehta
   • Release Date: 2020-12-10

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4. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › funny-boy-movieFunny Boy movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert

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   Dec 10, 2020 · Funny Boy is a film about a Tamil boy who struggles with his sexual identity and his family's expectations in Sri Lanka during the civil war. The film explores the themes of gender, ethnicity, and violence, but suffers from uneven pacing and characterization.

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   Based on the novel by Shyam Selvadurai and set in Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 80s, Deepa Mehta's FUNNY BOY explores the sexual awakening of a boy named Arjie set against...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2020/12/10 › movies‘Funny Boy’ Review: Coming Out During Civil War - The New ...

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   Dec 10, 2020 · Deepa Mehta’s sprawling coming-of-age drama follows a boy who realizes he is gay in a country that criminalizes homosexuality.

   • Director: Deepa Mehta

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   While the story soft-pedals the brutal violence between the Tamil and Sinhalese people, the story of a privileged Tamil teen (Brandon Ingram) finding inner peace amid a world of conflict remains ...

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   • Category: Drama

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   Who are the actors in Funny Boy?

   • Funny Boy: Directed by Deepa Mehta. With Agam Darshi, Nimmi Harasgama, Seema Biswas, Ali Kazmi. Explores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.

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   Is Funny Boy a good movie?

   • On one level, Funny Boy is a coming-of-age love story and on another, a film about oppression of minorities, whether it is race, culture or sexuality. At 29:32 you can see modern 21st century spinner wheel suitcases stacked on top of the wardrobe. The film is set in the 1970s. I want to deal with one of the criticisms of the film right away.

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   What is 'Funny Boy' about?

   • “Funny Boy,” especially in its second half, is trying to tell two stories at the same time: an intimate portrait of Arjie and his growing understanding of his sexual identity, and a grander story about the Sinhalese/Tamil violence and how those divisions caused thousands of Sri Lankans to flee the country.

   Funny Boy movie review & film summary (2020) - Roger Ebert

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   Is Funny Boy on Netflix?

   • Now available on Netflix. Roxana Hadadi is a film, television, and pop culture critic. She holds an MA in literature and lives outside Baltimore, Maryland. Funny Boy falters when trying to link together the personal and political, making for a well-intentioned film that never delivers much depth.

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    Nov 25, 2020 · Funny Boy is a film based on a novel by Shyam Selvadurai, about a young Tamil boy's coming of age and sexual awakening in Sri Lanka. Watch the trailer and stream full episodes for free on CBC Gem, Canada's public broadcaster.

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