The read
A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 95/100. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 92% of the 6,648 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic95/100
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
100 audience votes
Key crew
- Sarah GavronDirector
- Theresa IkokoWriter
- Claire WilsonWriter
- Emilie Levienaise-FarrouchOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bukky BakrayRocks
- Kosar AliSumaya
- D'Angelou Osei-KissieduEmmanuel
- Shaneigha-Monik GreysonRoshé
- Ruby StokesAgnes
- Tawheda BegumKhadijah
- Afi OkaidjaYawa
- Anastasia DymitrowSabina
- Sarah NilesMs. Booker
- Layo-Christina AkinludeFunke Omotoso
- Sharon D. ClarkeAnita
- Islah Abdur-RahmanIsmail
