Rocks

Starring Bukky Barkray as Olushola, nicknamed “Rocks”, as a black british teenage girl in London whose troubled single mother abandons her and her younger brother Emmanuel, forcing them to fend for themselves and try to avoid being taken into care by authorities, with the help of loyal friend Sumaya and others. Gavron enlists a mainly female crew, including cinematographer Helene Louvart, editor Maya Maffoli and composer Emilie Leveinsaise Farrouch, and their empathy for the vulnerable characters lives the film. 2019. 1 h 33 m. No post film discussion.