The read
Critics rate it 41 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
It begins with a chaotic rush of teen hormones when white middle-class teenager Leah gets together with Benji who is black and poor. Leah begins taping Benji and posting these videos of his life revealing his intriguing mix of charisma and shyness – but when this proves boring to audiences, the two of them embark down a path that becomes increasingly violent, ominous and eventually spirals out of control.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 41 points higher than audiences do.
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Darragh CareyDirector
- Bertrand DesrochersDirector
- Rupert BaynhamWriter
- Darragh CareyWriter
- Mai Huyền ChiWriter
Cast
- Lily NewmarkLeah
- Ola OrebiyiBenji
- Jaime WinstoneTilda
- Michael MaloneySimon
- Barney HarrisCharles
- Ania NovaBenji's Friend
- Lee Nichols HarrisStuart
- Karen AscoeSuzanne
- Sophie AblettFlorence
- Chris Martin HillPolice Officer 2
- Craige MiddleburgArchie
- Katya KanReceptionist
Stills
Themes
racismbrixton