What Is the Film Disco Boy About? Who Stars in It?
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Disco Boy follows Aleksei, who travels to Paris after a difficult journey through Europe to join the Foreign Legion, and Jomo, who fights oil companies threatening his village and family in the Niger Delta.
- Their paths cross after Aleksei becomes a commando assigned to the region, while Jomo’s sister Udoka dreams of escape.
- The film stars Franz Rogowski, Morr N’Diaye and Laetitia Ky, and has an IMDb rating of 6.3 out of 10.
Giacomo Abbruzzese’s Disco Boy brings together two men from sharply different lives whose paths cross in an unexpected place.
After a painful journey across Europe, Aleksei arrives in Paris hoping to join the Foreign Legion. In the Niger Delta, Jomo struggles against oil companies that threaten his village and his family. His sister, Udoka, meanwhile, dreams of getting away.
Their lives converge when Aleksei, now a commando, is assigned to the region where Jomo is fighting. The film centers on the fate that brings the two men together.
Franz Rogowski, Morr N’Diaye and Laetitia Ky star in the film. Disco Boy has an IMDb score of 6.3 out of 10.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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