Somewhere Boy (2022)

Where to find it: All 4
Length: Eight 25-minute episodes
Synopsis: Mawkish miniseries
Recommendation rating: 2/5

What I like about it: good acting, Yorkshire setting
What I don’t like about it: inspiration porn bullshit

Review:
A neurodivergent kid, raised in isolation by his mentally-ill father, is forced to finally leave the house which has been his only surrounding after his father swallows a shotgun. He moves in with distant family and, as they’re trapped by an oppressive normality and world-weariness, his childlike oddity proves inspirational to them. I really didn’t appreciate it but the neurotypicals say it’s “uplifting”.

Content notes (may contain spoilers): suicide, hit-and-run, sex

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