Funny Boy

FEATURE FILM (2020)

109m *Coming of Age *Political * Drama * South-Asian

Canadian/Sri-Lankan co-production

Synopsis:  A moving look at a young man coming-of-age amid sweeping political strife, FUNNY BOY follows Arjie from boyhood to his teens in Sri Lanka of the 70’s and 80’s.

Canada’s submission for 2020 Academy Award ‘Best International Feature Film’ category

Director: Deepa Mehta
Writers: Shyam Selvadurai, Deepa Mehta, based on Selvadurai’s novel
Producer: David Hamilton, Hussain Amarshi
Production Management: Meher Jaffri (Bodhi Works)
Music: Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings)
World Distribution by: ARRAY Releasing
Released by: Netflix

Reviews

“Vividly drawn characters portrayed by a lively, likable cast in a seductive tropical atmosphere make this a welcome return of Toronto-based Mehta to filming her native Indian subcontinent.”

Hollywood Reporter

“Funny Boy” is a luminous coming-of-age tale seen through the eyes of a relatable yet entirely unique experience 

Indiewire

“Funny Boy chosen as Canada’s Oscars submission for Best International Film”

Canadian Broadcast Company

“A coming-of-age story set in Sri Lanka during the leadup to the decades-long Sri Lankan Civil War, “Funny Boy” is strongest when it considers how heteronormative gender roles and patriarchal thinking quash individual desire and expression.”

RogerEbert.com

“”Funny Boy” makes the history accessible and relevant in our own incredibly polarized times.”

LA Times

“It is undeniably executed with unsentimental intelligence, integrity and some bracing mischievousness.”

Screen International