Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London. Mo is a young man who grows up in a traditional Egyptian household. But beyond the serene London apartment lies a completely different world - the streets of Hackney. The easily impressed Mo idolizes his handsome older brother Rashid and wants to follow in his footsteps. But Rashid, a charismatic and clever member of a local gang, wants to give his little brother a different life and sells drugs to make it possible for Mo to go to college. "A crackling debut...Slick, muscular, entertaining and emotionally satisfying." (The Hollywood Reporter)
Crime, Independent
1h 52min
12 FSK
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Two teenage brothers must confront their own personal biases if they are to survive life on the streets as British Arabs.
Two teenage brothers must face their own prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being British Arabs growing up on the streets of gangland London.
Mo is a young man who grows up in a traditional Egyptian household. But beyond the serene London apartment lies a completely different world - the streets of Hackney.
The easily impressed Mo idolizes his handsome older brother Rashid and wants to follow in his footsteps. But Rashid, a charismatic and clever member of a local gang, wants to give his little brother a different life and sells drugs to make it possible for Mo to go to college.
"A crackling debut...Slick, muscular, entertaining and emotionally satisfying." (The Hollywood Reporter)