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The Boys of Baraka

Documentary

The Boys of Baraka

2005 · 84 min · United States · English

The Boys of Baraka (2005) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.3/10 on IMDb from 833 votes. Updated

57.8GRM score
★ 7.3IMDb · 833

Four 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000 miles away to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, to try to take advantage of the educational opportunities they can't get in their own country.

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Devon Brown
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Darius Chambers
Self
Edward Bernard Green Jr.
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Richard Keyser
Self
Justin Mackall
Self
Montrey Moore
Self
Romesh Vance
Self

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