REVIEW
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B
OYS NO DEY CRY, a short film
directed by Albert Donkor traces
the life a young man who thinks
death can make his sufferings end.
This short film was premiered on
the 23rd of August 2019 draws attention on the
average unemployed youth struggling to make
it in life.
The rest of the film brings to light the struggling
life the main character Joojo. Joojo reveals
how hard life is since he is unemployed and
the reaction he gets from his family. He goes to
see a therapist who asks him various questions
about former’s thoughts on suicide which
causes him to open up more to his therapist.
Below are secnes from
the film. Boys No Dey Cry
is available on YouTube
29 | Colossium . September 2019
In the course of the film, pressures on his life
are revealed and his constant smoking which
has become his way of releasing stress. Joojo
refuses to cry because he deems it not worthy
for a man to cry thus, to him crying as a man,
shows a sign of weakness – a shared social
ideology. Amongst the factors that contribute
to his mounting pressure and desire to die, are
his family expectations, unemployment and
constant visits to prophets for answers.
The main character embodied the thoughts and
experiences of young people in our society. The
film focuses on issues of depression and suicidal
thoughts.