The Mirror Boy
2011·United Kingdom·87 min.
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The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back to their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him.
DirectorObi Emelonye
ScreenwriterObi Emelonye
MusicObi Emelonye
CinematographyClive Norman
CastGenevieve Nnaji·Osita Iheme·Fatima Jabbe·Edward Kagutuzi·Aisha Barry·Emma Fletcher·Peter Halpin·Francesca Marston
Original titleThe Mirror Boy