Disco Boy [DVD]

Founded in 2013, Big World Pictures is a non-profit distribution outfit dedicated to bringing the best in world cinema to film enthusiasts across the United States. Previous releases include films by Radu Jude, Tamer El Said, Maya Vitkova, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Julia Murat, Tsai Ming-liang and Eric Rohmer. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

Following a difficult journey across Europe, Aleksei (Franz Rogowski) reaches Paris to enlist in the French Foreign Legion — a highly selective military corp that allows any foreigner, even undocumented, to be granted a French passport. In the Niger Delta, Jomo (Morr Ndiaye) fights against oil companies that threaten the survival of his village. His sister Udoka (Laëtitia Ky), meanwhile, dreams of escaping, knowing that all is already lost here. Beyond borders, life and death, their destinies will intertwine.

directed by: Giacomo Abbruzzese
starring: Franz Rogowski; Morr Ndiaye; Laëtitia Ky; Leon Lucev
2023 / 91 min / 1.85:1 / French, Russian, Polish, Igbo, Nigerian, English Dolby Digital 5.1

Additional info:

• Region 1 DVD
• Theatrical premiere Q&A with director, cinematographer
• Other Big World Pictures trailers
• English subtitles