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Boxing Day (12A) (AD)

Leigh-Anne Pinock and Aml Ameen in Boxing Day

Get festive with a new Christmas classic based on writer and director Aml Ameen's real life experiences.

After Melvin’s (Aml Ameen) parent’s announced their divorce on Boxing Day some years ago, he fled to America and pursued his dreams of becoming a successful author. Fortunately able to avoid familial drama at all costs.

However, when his new fiancé Lisa, played by Aja Naomi King insists on meeting his family over the Christmas holidays, Melvin learns all the problems he tried to run from are still there waiting for him, including his pop-star ex-girlfriend Georgia (Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock). Tensions are high and expectations are higher in this Black British homage to established Christmas rom-coms

Tagged with: Cinema New releases

UK 2021 dir. Aml Ameen 109 min

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