Damilola, Our Loved Boy
| Damilola, Our Loved Boy | |
|---|---|
| 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(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Colin Barr |
| Producer(s) | Susan Horth |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Minnow Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original 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. 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. The film received three nominations at the 2017 British Academy Television Awards, winning Best Single Drama and Best Supporting Actress for Mosaku.
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".
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.
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