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Disco Boy (2023)

Mar 09, 2023 Drama, War 1h 32m
69%
User Score
6.3/10
88%
71/100

Overview

After a painful journey through Europe, Aleksei, a Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, a 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...

Giacomo Abbruzzese
Director

Top Billed Cast

Franz Rogowski
Franz Rogowski

Aleksei
Morr Ndiaye
Morr Ndiaye

Jomo
Laëtitia Ky
Laëtitia Ky

Udoka
Leon Lučev
Leon Lučev

Paul
Matteo Olivetti
Matteo Olivetti

Francesco
Robert Więckiewicz
Robert Więckiewicz

Gavril
Michał Balicki
Michał Balicki

Mikhail
Ash Goldeh
Ash Goldeh

Club Bouncer
Max Geller
Max Geller

Legion Recruiter

Full Cast & Crew

Media

30 second trailer [Subtitled]
30 second trailer [Subtitled]
Teaser
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
Official Trailer [Subtitled]
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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on March 6, 2024

If you're expecting some Bee Gees or Donna Summer here, then you're going to be disappointed. Indeed there's precious little disco at all in this story of "Alex" (Franz Rogowski). He and his friend "Mikhail" (Michal Balicki) have a cunning plan to get from their home in Belarus to Poland and then on to France where they may eventually gain citizenship by joining the Foreign Legion. That doesn't quite go to plan, but eventually he finds himself at boot camp and destined for a mission to Niger. It's there that the local "MEND" militia are demanding an end to the cavalier exploitation of the delta by oil companies leaving a trail of death, destruction and pollution behind them. A violent encounter with local leader "Jomo" (Morr Ndiaye) in a river ends up having quite a profound effect on our ...

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