At the Oscars honoring the movies of 2019, the Brits put up Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as their selection for International Feature Film. The Academy passed it up. At Sundance, the actor and filmmaker’s sophomore effort Rob Peace premiered. Based on a biography by Jeff Hobbs, the tragic drama stars Jay Will in the title role alongside Ejiofor as his father, Mary J. Blige, Camila Cabello, and Michael Kelly.

Various reviews are quite solid while some negative write-ups have emerged as well. The current result is a 75% RT rating (under Wind‘s 86%). Some reaction indicates this is a crowdpleaser and that could help with eventual awards prospects. However, the likelihood is that voters won’t give Peace a chance unless a distributor works serious magic. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…