John Boyega joins Damilola Taylor’s childhood friends to shed new light on the murder that shocked Britain and its lasting legacy
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Twenty-six years after the murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor shocked Britain, this powerful documentary returns to his story with new testimony and fresh revelations. John Boyega, one of the last people to see Damilola alive, joins his childhood friends to revisit his final months, shedding new light on the tensions he faced after arriving in Peckham from Nigeria and what may have led to the fatal attack.
The film revisits the extraordinary investigation, from a high-profile prosecution that collapsed to the forensic breakthrough that led to the convictions of brothers Ricky and Danny Preddie. Combining intimate testimony, archive and evocative reconstruction, it explores the lasting impact of Damilola’s murder while revealing the ambitious, funny 10-year-old boy behind the headlines.