Rocks
15-year-old Rocks fears that she and her little brother Emmanuel will be taken into care and forced apart if anyone finds out that their mother has left them. Against all odds, and with the help of her loyal friends, she evades the authorities and navigates the most defining days of her young life.
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Cast
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Bukky Bakray
Rocks
Known for
Liaison
You Don't Know Me
Kosar Ali
Sumaya
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Muna
D'angelou Osei Kissiedu
Emmanuel
Also in
Trying
Him & I
Shaneigha-Monik Greyson
Roshé
Also in
Treacle Town
Ruby Stokes
Agnes
Known for
Lockwood & Co.
Bridgerton
Tawheda Begum
Khadijah
No other roles listed
Afi Okaidja
Yawa
Also in
Nome and the Worm
Grime Kids
Anastasia Dymitrow
Sabina
No other roles listed
Sarah Niles
Ms. Booker
Known for
Ted Lasso
Dracula
Layo-Christina Akinlude
Funke Omotoso
Known for
KAOS
The Stolen Girl
Sharon D. Clarke
Anita
Known for
Castlevania: Nocturne
Tau
Islah Abdur-Rahman
Ismail
Also in
Alma's Not Normal
Mood
Sarah Gavron Director · Claire Wilson Writer Theresa Ikoko Writer
United States release October 11, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages Arabic, English
Production
Fable Pictures
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
The Wellcome Trust
Production
Head Gear Films
Production
Kreo Films
Production
Metrol Technology
Production
BFI
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
Canada · September 5, 2019
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 11, 2019
Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
United Kingdom · September 18, 2020
Theatrical
Belgium
September 23, 2020 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 8, 2020 · Premiere · Zlín Film Festival
Denmark
May 20, 2021 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 23, 2019 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
France
January 21, 2020 · Premiere · Premiers Plan Film Festival
September 9, 2020 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 18, 2020 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 24, 2020 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
September 24, 2020 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
September 26, 2019 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
July 20, 2021 · Digital · Movistar +
Sweden
January 26, 2020 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
November 27, 2020 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 29, 2019 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 11, 2019 · Premiere · London Film Festival
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