Disco Boy
Taste attributes: dramawarunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA heavy, stirring war film: grounded and rough-edged. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.3 /10
TMDB · 25 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
After a painful journey through Europe, Alex, the Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, the Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge to continue across borders, bodies, life and death...
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Films Grand Huit
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
