I was very much looking forward to watching this, as 2016's "my father killed me" was pure drama and the cast in The Boy with the Topknot made it even more appealing.
However it was the story or the screenplay that made it confusing to what message Sathnam Sanghera was trying to deliver. At times it felt that it was too jumbled together, he was dealing with a multi racial relationship and then it went in very dark into his fathers mental health which he claimed to not knowing about it then connecting his sister suffering from the same mental health issues. However the best part was when his mother told her story through her friends, this delivered perfect writing.
Also it raised my knowledge and appreciation of how families deal with mental health issues.
It may have been due to the length of the one off drama it just could not include so much in such short length of time, maybe it should have been a two or three part drama.
But also it maybe "My Father Killed Me" rose the bar so high, that I was just expecting much more.
Its watchable but it didnt leave me wanting to recommend this as a much watch like "My Father Killed Me"
Review of The Boy with the Topknot
The Boy with the Topknot
(2017 TV Movie)
Not sure if the screenplay didnt transfer over to the TV right
9 January 2018