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Reviews for Wondrous Oblivion

7.0 / 10 1h 46min

David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting and and standing up for his new friends

Write a reveiew, share your thoughts about the film Wondrous Oblivion 2004.

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Review by user551q0sw4tb5

Adultery, racism and anti-Semitism wrapped in a feel good movie. Huh?

All Reaction moments

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Review by user714wu5lrt2a

delightful film that also engages the "thinking parts"

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Review by user491fe3pgo0i

A Wonderfully Heartwarming Story: An Excellent Film!

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Review by user5913at3srz9

Mix Jamaica, Judaism and Cricket, and what do you get?

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Review by SparklingSnail

i really enjoyed Wondrous, Oblivion

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Review by MysticMermaid

This year's "Bend It Like Beckham"

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Review by user918dm6uenn9

Rascism and sport in a film about someone born to immigrants themselves, Wondrous Oblivion just about balances respective plights of living with hostility and coming-of-age.

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Review by user452k5xbfy3z

Sweet British period film about the friendship between an idealistic Jewish boy and his carefree Jamaican neighbours

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Review by RainbowRhino

Race in Britain is not often dealt with so well

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Review by ThunderousThylacine

Comments on Wondrous Oblivion from husband and wife in their fifties

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Review by user1460i80aqwo

Not fantastic but a nice film that made for an engaging watch nonetheless

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Review by user690kneri14k

Cricket, Ska and Kosher Jammers