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Wondrous Oblivion

A wide-eyed boy in a narrow-minded world.
A wide-eyed boy in a narrow-minded world.
Drama - 2004
Wondrous Oblivion
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David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting in and standing up for his new friends.
Director:
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Paul Morrison
Cast:
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Delroy Lindo
,
Stanley Townsend
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Emily Woof
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Yasmin Paige
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Sam Smith
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Richard Ashton
,
Hugh Mitchell
,
Tom Roberts
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Leagh Conwell
,
Dominic Barklem

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Details

Runtime:
106 min
Release date:
23 Apr 2004
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Wondrous Oblivion is a timeless tale of an 11-year-old South London boy putting aside boyish things. Writer-director Paul Morrison affirms PG-rated life lessons that could appeal to 11-year-olds and their elders alike.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
12 Jan 2007
fresh:
For all its bright-hued nostalgia (the cricket greens are practically incandescent), Wondrous Oblivion edges up to hard truths, most powerfully expressed in Lindo's towering performance.
– Sam Adams,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec 2006
fresh:
You don't have to know anything about the sport of cricket to be charmed by Wondrous Oblivion, a British film that is finally getting a well-deserved theatrical release after opening the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in 2004.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Dec 2006
fresh:
It's a delight to see Delroy Lindo -- perpetually cast as tough cops and tougher crooks -- playing a tender father and decent (if struggling) husband.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
6 Nov 2006
rotten:
The film feels like the Cliffs Notes version of what might have been a much longer and certainly more satisfying story.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
3 Nov 2006
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