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Rocks
SummaryA teenage girl suddenly finds herself struggling to take care of herself and her younger brother.

Rocks

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must-see
95
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Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
100% Positive
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
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Oct 1, 2020
100
Variety
The film wants to prove that hope isn’t fools gold. And when it does, Rocks glows.
Oct 1, 2020
100
The Telegraph
Rocks would rather reckon with – and in the end, celebrate – youthful potential itself, and its extraordinary ability to flower in even the most unpromising soil.
Oct 1, 2020
100
The Observer (UK)
What a wonderful, heart-breaking, life-affirming gem of a movie this is.
Sep 10, 2019
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
With exuberant naturalism from its non-professional actors, and a standout performance from Kosar Ali as Rocks’s best friend, the film covers the highs and lows of female adolescence with compelling sensitivity.
Oct 1, 2020
90
Screen Daily
Perhaps the most impressive element is the way that the picture so deftly juggles its tonal shifts. Rocks is as mercurial and complex as any moody teenager can be, veering from hilarity to misery and back again in seconds.
Oct 1, 2020
80
The Irish Times
A film that feels as authentic as it is boisterous.
Oct 1, 2020
75
Film Threat
Rocks’ moments of brutal realism depicting the seriousness of its protagonist’s real-life drama will hit you hard or make you wonder why life is so unfair.
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User score
Generally Favorable
70% Positive
37 Ratings
11% Mixed
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19% Negative
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Feb 1, 2021
10
elchicogamer16
MAGNIFICO, UNA GRAN PELICULA. me encanto de principio a fin la verdad es muuuuuy buena y con ungran desarrollo y Trama
Apr 4, 2021
7
Brent_Marchant
When the single mother of a Nigerian immigrant family unexpectedly abandons her children in an effort to get her head together, her teenage daughter is left to provide for herself and her young brother. Instead of being able to indulge in typical carefree teenage activities, she's forced into improvising ways to keep her now-smaller family together, routinely forcing her into making questionable survival decisions. While the film definitely shines in its second half, it takes too long to find its way, becoming bogged down in far too many ancillary story threads and focusing too much on secondary characters, drawing attention away from the principal (and far more important) narrative. This is made up for somewhat by the fine performances of the stellar ensemble cast (especially lead Bukky Bakray), as well as the natural feel of the interactions among the characters. It's unfortunate, however, that the picture's opening half doesn't rise to the level of what follows, an alteration that truly would have made this offering worthy of its seven BAFTA nominations.
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  • Fable Pictures
  • British Film Institute (BFI) Production Board
  • Film4
  • The Wellcome Trust
  • Head Gear Films
  • Kreo Films FZ
  • Metrol Technology
Feb 1, 2021
1 h 33 m
TV-MA
British Independent Film Awards
• 5 Wins & 15 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
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