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Gone Too Far! (film)

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both Razor and Ghost in the face, and the brothers run off. For the first time, Yemi is impressed by his brother, and resolves to "deal with Razor and his batch". But Iku regrets the fly kick, describes Armani as a "foolish girl", and reveals that earlier he asked Razor for directions when lost. Yemi
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As they near the shop, Yemi asks his brother to wait behind. Iku catches up with Yemi in the shop; he wants him to get crisps and chocolate, and shoves some down the front of Yemi's hoodie. Yemi puts it all back, but misses one item. At the checkout, Reema frisks him and finds it. The brothers leave
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At the park, Armani and Paris sit down on a bench, watching the footballers and chatting. Armani is hoping to see Razor, with whom she has recently broken up. Yemi clocks her and wanders over to chat her up. As Razor and Ghost pass by, and Razor becomes jealous and angry, Yemi's mum is also passing.
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After yet another altercation between the brothers, this time during which Iku says he's proud to be Nigerian, and following which Yemi walks off, Razor and Ghost spot Iku alone, and beat him up. Yemi comes across Armani, who reveals she wasn't really interested in him. An argument about cultural
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The guys from the radio station arrive. Rez asks: "Which one of you's on this African-West-Indian war thing?" Blazer asks: "You didn't know I was African?" Rez continues: "This black on black thing has to stop." Razor says he's going to leave the area and go to Jamaica, walking off. Iku says
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Yemi starts looking for his brother, and literally bumps into Paris, who offers to help. It gets dark. Paris spots Iku sitting against a wall, recovering. Iku refuses help from his brother, and says he's ashamed to call him that. Yemi concedes it's his fault Iku was attacked, and promises to
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Aiming to source okra from the market instead, the pair suffer a series of mishaps, including, more than once, Iku losing sight of Yemi and becoming lost. They also see Armani and Paris a few times, whereupon Yemi tries to chat Armani up.
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The next day, the brothers are doing exercises in the front garden, as punishment. Yemi asks if Iku has forgiven him. Iku smiles and says: "Of course." Yemi smiles and says: "It's been cool, you being here."
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for Iku to come to live with them. She has asked Yemi to get his room ready for his brother to stay. His uncle is collecting Iku from the airport, but Yemi has still not tidied his room. He wants to play
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Razor phones an older friend, Blazer, who is at the radio station, to ask for help dealing with Yemi. Rez (the rapper Hi Res) and the DJ say that Blazer should tell Razor that he's African.
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Yemi comes across Armani's younger sister and asks her whereabouts. A short while later, Razor and Ghost pass the sister who tells them that Yemi was looking for Armani. They steal a
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The film received mixed but generally positive reviews from critics. It has an approval rating of 73% based on 11 critic reviews with an average of 5.8/10 on
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When Iku arrives, Yemi is dismayed by his dress sense, in particular the socks and sandals. Mum wants to start cooking a meal, but can't find the
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Meanwhile, Paris criticizes Armani for trying to use Yemi to make Razor jealous, and reveals that she herself fancies him. The pair fall out.
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slang in their lyrics?" A discussion ensues during which it becomes clear that Razor has a pro-Jamaican, anti-African mindset.
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Meanwhile, Razor and his mates are sitting in a car smoking, listening to a local radio station. The theme of the show is "Can
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Nigerian-born Yemi moved to the UK with his mother when he was three years old. He is now a teenager (about 16–17) living in
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heritage ensues, during which Armani, who has a Jamaican father and white mother, says she blames Africans for allowing the
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with his mates, but Mum disallows it. She heads out food shopping; then he goes to play football regardless.
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she bought earlier. She sends Yemi out to get some more, insisting he takes his brother with him.
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Yemi and Iku encounter Armani and Paris once again. Armani persuades Yemi to get her a Peruvian
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to show his commitment. As Yemi contemplates stealing it, Iku ushers him out of the shop.
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Razor and Ghost then spot them. After a short chase, a scrap ensues, until Iku
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Audience/People's Choice Award at the Africa International Film Festival
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She acts first and drags Yemi home by the ear, to his embarrassment.
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from a younger boy, and ride it together trying to find Yemi.
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is once again annoyed by his brother and they scrap.
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Index


Destiny Ekaragha
Gone Too Far!
Bola Agbaje
Malachi Kirby
OC Ukeje
Adelayo Adedayo
Shanika Warren-Markland
BFI
United Kingdom
comedy-drama film
Destiny Ekaragha
Olivier-Award
of the same name
Bola Agbaje
Malachi Kirby
OC Ukeje
Adelayo Adedayo
Shanika Warren-Markland
Peckham
south London
visa
football
okra
Black British
rappers
West Indian
bike
hair extension
fly-kicks

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