I saw that another reviewer compared Obey to La Haine and I can get that if you base it on rebelling youth without any future against police brutality but Obey is more about a young guy searching for love whilst living with his alcoholic mother and her bad relationship choices. A good job done by Marcus Rutherford playing the young and desperate Leon. The London riots just add to the dark story, where the people live day by day without any hope of a brighter future. La Haine on the other hand was purely about ghetto youth against the whole corrupt system. A movie that I preferred to Obey if I have to be honest but to me it's a totally different movie. That said, Obey isn't a bad movie.
Obey
2018
Action / Drama
Obey
2018
Action / Drama
Plot summary
19-year-old Leon returns home to take care of his alcoholic mother and adjust to adult life after an adolescent spent in and out of foster care. Frustrated by his lack of education and his bleak financial prospects, Leon finds solace in the boxing ring. He soon meets the rebellious and beautiful Twiggy, who is squatting in abandoned houses to escape her family's unfeeling affluence. As rumblings of riots begin in the streets and police and protesters engulf his neighborhood, Leon must decide whether to join his friends and fight or seek a new life with Twiggy.
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Tech specs
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB 816.11 MB
1280*538
English 2.0
NR
Movie Reviews
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London austerity
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London Riots
With the London riots of 2011 dominating the background the movie focuses on the conditions & lives of a few of the teen participants. From the rebellious affluent to the less educated poor as they struggle for some meaning, fun and survival. Dialogue filled w/profanity with some sexually explicit.
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nothing special
I didn't expect much and didn't get much. Sub par acting, the plot was predictable and mundane.
4.8