Disco Boy

Disco Boy

2023 · 92 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, War

After a painful journey through Europe, Aleksei, a Belarusian, joins the Foreign Legion in France and clings to a confused hope of a European identity. Jomo, a Nigerian, fights for the survival and durability of his people in the Niger Delta and is ready to die to defend his ideas. These two young people who are sacrificed and smashed together will, against all odds, meet and their destinies will merge to continue across borders, bodies, life and death...

Directed by Giacomo Abbruzzese · Written by Giacomo Abbruzzese

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Franz Rogowski Aleksei
Morr Ndiaye Jomo
Laëtitia Ky Udoka
Leon Lučev Paul
Matteo Olivetti Francesco
Robert Więckiewicz Gavril
Michał Balicki Mikhail
Ash Goldeh Club Bouncer
Max Geller Legion Recruiter
Giacomo Abbruzzese Legion Recruiter (voice)
Claudio Segaluscio Legionnaire Shower
Mutamba Kalonji Sunday

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