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Movie poster: Sixteen (2013)
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2013 · 80 min Thriller
3.0 / 10 · TMDB

Jumah is about to turn 16 and is already in need of a fresh start. Burdened with the shameful legacy of a past as a child soldier in the Congo, he lives with his adoptive mother in west London, where he struggles to keep a lid on his history of violence. One night, enjoying a rare carefree evening out with a new friend, Jumah witnesses something that draws him seemingly inescapably into his old ways. As he and others around him begin to question whether he can ever stop being a soldier, he’s set on a path to find out who he truly wishes to be.

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Year 2013
Country United Kingdom
Genre Thriller
Director Rob Brown
Runtime 80 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.0/10 (6 votes)

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The film constructs a claustrophobic thriller that relies on the unsettling silence between explosions of violence. It explores trauma as a ghost that haunts the present, not the past, building tension through Jumah's fractured perspective.

What lingers after the credits is a profound unease about the cycles we inherit and the selves we choose. The film offers no easy escapes, only difficult questions. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Rob Brown

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