Damilola, Our Loved Boy | |
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Genre | Drama True crime |
Written by | Levi David Addai |
Directed by | Euros Lyn |
Starring | Babou Ceesay Wunmi Mosaku |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Colin Barr [1] |
Producer | Susan Horth [1] |
Running time | 87 minutes [1] |
Production company | Minnow Films [1] |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 7 November 2016 |
Damilola, Our Loved Boy is a British television film about the events surrounding the 27 November 2000 death of Damilola Taylor. [2] The film aired on BBC One on 7 November 2016, and was written by Levi David Addai, directed by Euros Lyn, and starred Babou Ceesay and Wunmi Mosaku. [1] The film received three nominations at the 2017 British Academy Television Awards, winning Best Single Drama and Best Supporting Actress for Mosaku. [3]
The Telegraph 's Michael Hogan gave the film four stars out of five, calling it a "terrific piece of TV" and a "fitting tribute". Hogan also praised the "superb" performances from Babou Ceesay and Wunmi Mosaku, and noted that Sammy Kamara as Damilola was "luminous and full of life". [4]
The Guardian 's Sam Wollaston called the film a "quietly powerful, affecting drama" and praised the performances from Mosaku, Juwon Adedokun, and in particular, Ceesay. [5]
List of awards and nominations | |||||
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
2017 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Single Drama | Damilola, Our Loved Boy | Won | [3] |
Best Actor | Babou Ceesay | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Wunmi Mosaku | Won | |||
Royal Television Society Craft & Design Awards | Director - Drama | Euros Lyn | Nominated | [6] | |
Music - Original Score | Dru Masters | Won | |||
2018 | Royal Television Society Programme Awards | Single Drama | Damilola, Our Loved Boy | Nominated | [7] |
Actor: Female | Wunmi Mosaku | Nominated | |||
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