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The Last Tree

DIRECTOR SHOLA AMOO on the standout moments from his poetic tale of a young black man growing up in London in the ’90s.

HOWL LIKE A WOLF CUB

Shola Amoo’s tells the story of a young black man called Femi as he struggles to adapt to life in London. But the movie begins with Femi as a child (played by Tai Golding), living with his foster mum in rural Lincolnshire, bonding and playing with his friends, for whom his race isn’t a factor. “It just was

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