Wondrous Oblivion

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Wondrous Oblivion

PG,

2003,

1h 46m,

Comedy/

Drama

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67%

39 Reviews

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68%

1,000+ Ratings

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67%

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39 Reviews

68%

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1,000+ Ratings

White residents react with horror when a Jamaican family moves into their working-class neighborhood in 1960 London. However, 11-year-old David Wiseman (Sam Smith) discovers that he and his new neighbor, Dennis (Delroy Lindo), share a passion for cricket. Later, David's mother (Emily Woof) discovers that she has a passion for Dennis.

Critics Consensus

This coming-of-age/cricket tale wants to be touching, but is too often sappy.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

Dec 15, 2017

This competitive atmosphere of unease moves the film along, but it is full of forebodings that it does not follow through. Something for socially alert, gentle 12-year olds.

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 12, 2007

3/4

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.

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Sam Adams

Los Angeles Times

Dec 30, 2006

4.5/5

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.

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

Jun 17, 2007

3/5

The challenges of friendship across color lines.

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Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

Mar 1, 2007

Evocative, beautifully photographed and skillfully directed.

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Phil Villarreal

Arizona Daily Star

Feb 1, 2007

3/4

David's favorite exclamation is "wondrous!" %u2014 which happens to be a fitting description for the talents of writer/director Paul Morrison.

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Paul Morrison

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Sam Smith

David Wiseman

Delroy Lindo

Dennis Samuels

Emily Woof

Ruth Wiseman

Stanley Townsend

Victor Wiseman

Angela Wynter

Grace Samuels

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Synopsis

White residents react with horror when a Jamaican family moves into their working-class neighborhood in 1960 London. However, 11-year-old David Wiseman (Sam Smith) discovers that he and his new neighbor, Dennis (Delroy Lindo), share a passion for cricket. Later, David's mother (Emily Woof) discovers that she has a passion for Dennis.

Director: Paul Morrison
Producer: Jonny Persey
Screenwriter: Paul Morrison
Production Co: APT Productions
Rating: PG (Thematic Material|Racial Remarks|Language|Brief Smoking by Minors|Sensuality|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 21, 2006
Release Date (DVD): Mar 20, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $88.6K
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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