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Release Date:
June 4, 2025
Original Title:
London Boys
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
More Films
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 88
Behind the facade of the loud and intimidating motorcycles of The ‘Bangladeshi Bad Boys’ is a group of second-generation Bangladeshi men who find solace in their bikes and community around Shoreditch and Brick Lane. Co-directed by Arun Nangla and Laura Pavone, London Boys offers surprisingly vulnerable moments as it lifts a curtain on the racism faced by the Bangladeshi community in the UK, as well as the frustrations, hurt, and pain that come with it. With a loving lens of East London, the exploration of masculinity and Islamophobia is poignantly told by men facing an identity crisis at the intersection of the generational racism they’ve endured.
Director:
Arun Nangla
Laura Pavone
Director of Photography:
Arun Nangla
Editor:
Laura Pavone
Producer:
Chiara Liberti
Kim Longinotto
Arun Nangla
Laura Pavone
Sound Designer:
Jonathan Pepe
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