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Mirror Boy (The)

  • Mirror Boy (The)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2010
Format : Feature
Running time : 87 (in minutes)

An enthralling journey through The Gambia, seen through the eyes of a London-born 12-year-old boy.

When Tijani gets involved in a street fight, his mother decides to take him to The Gambia to rediscover discipline and become a man. After many exhilarating adventures with a little boy called Mirror Boy, Tijani discovers that the lines between reality and fantasy, between the physical and the spiritual, are blurred.

Tijani must unravel the mystery of the Mirror Boy: who is he and where does he come from? Why is Tijani the only one who can see him?

Directed by Obi Emelonye
Nigeria 2010 · 1h27m · HDV · Fiction - English (English subtitles)

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