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Anthony

Anthony

6,0 /10 (6 Votes)
2020 EN 86 min

Overview

In July 2005, black teenager Anthony Walker was murdered by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park. He was just 18 years old. This film tells the story of how this talented young man's life might have turned out.

Release date

27/07/2020

Votes

6

Popularity

0.7

...the life he could have lived

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

86 min

Website

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter89Spencer

2020-07-31

So sad. But this was a good drama nonetheless though; about a teenager whose life could've been but never was, all because of an act of mindless hate.

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r96sk

2020-09-14

⭐ 8

Deeply saddening and uncomfortable viewing. <em>'Anthony'</em> details the real life racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker. As you can imagine, it all makes for extremely tough viewing, especially when you know of the incident. I do like how the film portrays events, with focus put on Walker's life as opposed to the racists. The film tells the story in reverse, in relation to how his life could've turned out. If I'm honest, I didn't love the backwards nature of the storytelling - it breaks up what they are trying to show too much for my liking, as it feels too stop-start. With that…

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