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Homey

Homey

20129.00h 3m

Overview

'Homey' is about a game of British Bulldog being played at an inner-city primary school. It follows 8-year-old Bertie as he aims to achieve the epic and extraordinary feat of... making it from one side of the playground to the other. In between lies a battlefield - a bank of children, intent on stopping him. Can he hold his nerve and make it?

Directed by Ben Garfield
Written by Ben Garfield
Produced by Mark Driver, Ben Garfield, Harriet Harper-Jones
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Top Cast

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Bertie Peacock

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Adnan Menhal

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Kayla Moy-Lewis

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Adam G. Parker

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Freya Rainbow Johnson

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Anvar Whitlock

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Nahida Begum

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Kwame Amery-Ephrain

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Kevin Rzazada

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Rashana Dindial-Stevens

About Homey

Homey is a drama, adventure film released in 2012. Directed by Ben Garfield, it stars Bertie Peacock, Adnan Menhal, Kayla Moy-Lewis. 'Homey' is about a game of British Bulldog being played at an inner-city primary school. It follows 8-year-old Bertie as he aims to achieve the epic and extraordinary feat of... making it from one side of the playground to the other. In between lies a battlefield - a bank of children, intent on stopping him. Can he hold his nerve and make it?

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