Yussef Is Complicated

2015 0h 19m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Surly and silent, Yussef cuts a lonely figure at school, isolated from staff and pupils alike. But when a vicious schoolyard fight leaves a boy severely injured and Yussef on the brink of expulsion, his one ally and friend, long suffering teacher Emily Robson, is summoned to a crisis meeting to decide what to do with this aggressive outcast. The next day, she sets the class an assignment; 'the day that changed my life'.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rohan Popat
Yussef
Miranda Raison
Emily Robson
Alex Lawther
Rory
Jamie Ballard
Mr. Squires
Aaron Rozanski
Gerome
Elliott Arnold
Thomas
Tutu Coker
Tutu
Maddy Hicks
Lily

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vaughn Stein
Writers: Vaughn Stein
Languages: English

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vaughn Stein, shot by Tasha Back. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Johannes Bock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rohan Popat and Miranda Raison and Alex Lawther carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3358444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Vaughn Stein directs. Tasha Back behind the camera. Johannes Bock cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Vaughn Stein, shot by Tasha Back. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Johannes Bock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rohan Popat and Miranda Raison and Alex Lawther carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3358444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.