British actor Mem Ferda has signed onto associate produce Rob Brown’s upcoming feature film directorial debut, ‘Sixteen.’ Ferda joins fellow producers Jake Hume and Nic Jeune on the film, which stars Roger Nsengiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day and Alexis Zegerman. The urban thriller chronicles an African teen’s struggle to confront his violent past. Jumah, an African former child soldier living in London, is forced to confront his violent past. Jumah is about to turn 16 in two days and wants to leave his violent past behind him. Things seem to be better now, as he has a tentative relationship building with a girl at school. But then Jumah witnesses a [ Read More ]
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- 8/13/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Sixteen, the debut feature film from award-winning short film writer/director Rob Brown, is set to start shooting at the end of March, starring Roger Nsengiyumva, Rachel Stirling, Rosie Day and Josef Altin.
Sixteen is an urban thriller about Jumah, an African former child soldier now living in London.Things have taken a turn for the better with Jumah now; he even has a sweet but tentative romance blossoming with a girl called Chloe at school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing in an underpass, forcing him to confront his own violent past. The men involved make sure Jumah says nothing to the police. Violence forces its way back into Jumah life.
Roger Nsengiyumva (represented by United Agents) leads the cast as Jumah. Roger starred in the Cbbc Drama Postcode and prior to that the acclaimed feature film Africa United. As a baby, he survived the Rwandan genocide and his...
Sixteen is an urban thriller about Jumah, an African former child soldier now living in London.Things have taken a turn for the better with Jumah now; he even has a sweet but tentative romance blossoming with a girl called Chloe at school. But then Jumah witnesses a stabbing in an underpass, forcing him to confront his own violent past. The men involved make sure Jumah says nothing to the police. Violence forces its way back into Jumah life.
Roger Nsengiyumva (represented by United Agents) leads the cast as Jumah. Roger starred in the Cbbc Drama Postcode and prior to that the acclaimed feature film Africa United. As a baby, he survived the Rwandan genocide and his...
- 2/21/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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