The Boys of Baraka
2005, English. Directed by Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady.
Four 12-year-old black boys from one of the most violent ghettos in Baltimore, Maryland, are taken 10,000 miles away to an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, to try to take advantage of the educational opportunities they can't get in their own country.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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- Released
- 11 March 2005
- Country
- Kenya, United States of America
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The Boys of Baraka runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Boys of Baraka is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The Boys of Baraka isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 March 2005. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Boys of Baraka?
If you liked The Boys of Baraka, try Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, My Mom Jayne, To Kill a Tiger.
Who directed The Boys of Baraka?
The Boys of Baraka (2005) was directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.