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Wah-Wah

Coming-of-age drama set at the end of British rule over Swaziland in the 1960s. A teenage boy prepares for life as an adult. Starring Nicholas Hoult and Gabriel Byrne.

Actor and author Richard E. Grant made his directorial debut with this period comedy drama inspired by his own experiences growing up in colonial Africa in the sixties. Ralph is the 11-year old son of Harry Compton, the minister of education in the British-controlled African nation of Swaziland. While Harry is a likeable and well-connected man, his marriage to Lauren is on shaky ground, and when he learns she's been having an affair with one of his best friends, she leaves him and he begins drinking heavily. Ralph is sent to boarding school and when he returns things have changed.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 Jun 2013 00:40

Credits

Role Contributor
Harry Compton Gabriel Byrne
Director Richard E Grant
Lauren Compton Miranda Richardson
Ralph Compton Nicholas Hoult
Ruby Compton Emily Watson
Gwen Julie Walters
Lady Hardwick Celia Imrie
Vernon Sid Mitchell
Young Ralph Zac Fox
Producer Jeff Abberley
Producer Pierre Kubel
Writer Richard E Grant

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