Damilola Taylor, conceived in Lagos, Nigeria to Richard and Gloria Taylor (died 8 April 2008) was a 10-year old Peckham schoolboy stabbed on his is way home from the Peckham library in England on 27th of November 2000.
The demise of Damilola raised a lot of media attention and ended up plainly a standout amongst the most prominent killings in England. The thought of an innocent boy left bleeding all alone on a stairwell is a touching and desolate picture hard to overlook.
Babou Ceesay as Richard Taylor (BBC/Minnow Films/Joe Albas)
Damilola, Our Loved Boy is a BBC One dramatization by Levi David Addai, which takes us into the lives of the Taylor Family, recounting the story from the viewpoint of Damilola's dad, Richard Taylor acted by Babou Ceesay, a Gambian-British performing artist.
Sammy Kamara and Wunmi Mosaku star in Damilola, Our Loved Boy credit: BBC
Playing Damilola's mom Gloria is Wunmi Mosaku and Sammy Kamara as Damilola.
Most of the film concentrated on his parent's anguish and the mission for equity. The exhibitions from Babou Ceesay and Wunmi Mosaku were wonderful, while Sammy Kamara was particularly brimming with life.
Sentively made with the help of the Taylor family, the film was a portrait of a family's mealtimes, sleep times, great circumstances and terrible circumstances.
Because of TV authorizing limitations, the film is accessible to just inhabitants in the UK who have a TV permit. On the off chance that you live in the UK, you can stream the whole film on the BBC iPlayer site here
To know more about how Damilola was killed, the killers, please use links below:
- The Death Of Damilola Taylor
- Who was the 10-year-old Damilola Taylor, how he was killed and by who?
- Damilola: Carefree boy with big dreams
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