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The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back to their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him. After a bruising spiritual rite of passage, The Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a mystical journey, but not all is what it seems.
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The Mirror Boy is a mystical journey through Africa, seen through the eyes of a 12 year old boy, Tijan. After a London street fight, in which a local boy is hurt, Tijan's mother decides to take him back to their roots, to Gambia. On their arrival in Banjul, Tijan encounters a strange apparition, a boy smiling at him in a mirror and vanishing. Seeing the same boy in a crowded street market the next day sets in motion a chain of events, with Tijan finding himself lost. While Tijan's panic-stricken mother struggles to find her son, Tijan is left alone in the company of the enigmatic Mirror Boy, seemingly only visible to him. After a bruising spiritual rite of passage, The Mirror Boy takes Tijan on a mystical journey, but not all is what it seems.
Best YoungPromising Actor | 2011
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 2011 | Osita
Budget 800,000 USD
The Mirror Boy won 17 awards, including 3 African Movie Academy Awards (AMMAs). The film sold out on its first day of release, making it the biggest opener for Odeon Cinemas in the UK. The Mirror Boy is studied by film students in British universities, due to being the first Nollywood film to break-through into British cinema.
Profiled by CNN on its "New Nigeria Cinema" trail on the "Inside Africa" program. Shown in the UK and US on Saturday November 13th 2010. It was also profiled on Fusion Plus on February 15th 2011, The Magazine Show on Ben TV, May 28th 2011, Afrobuzz and Amaru Don in June of the same year.
Nominated for three African Movie Academy Awards (AMAAs) 2011. Edward Kagutuzi won an AMAA for his performance and nominated for Pan-African actor of the year at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards in New York 2011.
