Anthony

...the life he could have lived

86 Mins
2020
en

star6.0/ 10

In July 2005, black teenager Anthony Walker was murdered by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park. He was just 18 years old. This film tells the story of how this talented young man's life might have turned out.

Cast & Crew

Rakie Ayola

Gee Walker

Toheeb Jimoh

Anthony Walker

Julia Brown

Katherine Walker

Jay Lycurgo

Marcus

Ade Ajibade

Angela Walker

Esh Alladi

Surgeon Varma

Review

Peter89Spencer

So sad. But this was a good drama nonetheless though; about a teenager whose life could've been but never was, all because of an act of mindless hate.

r96sk

Deeply saddening and uncomfortable viewing. <em>'Anthony'</em> details the real life racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker. As you can imagine, it all makes for extremely tough viewing, especially when you know of the incident. I do like how the film portrays events, with focus put on Walker's life as opposed to the racists. The film tells the story in reverse, in relation to how his life could've turned out. If I'm honest, I didn't love the backwards nature of the storytelling - it breaks up what they are trying to show too much for my liking, as it feels too stop-start. With that noted, the acting and meaning of those scenes are very nicely done. Toheeb Jimoh is superb in the lead role, top performance. Rakie Ayola (Gee) and Bobby Schofield (Mick) are very good too. It can't have been a easy one to act out, for everyone involved I imagine. It's not an easy watch, but I'd argue it's an important one about a truly tragic and disgusting true event.

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