---
title: 'Funny Boy (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Deepa Mehta'
released: '2020-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/funny-boy-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13345636/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Funny Boy (2020)

2020 · 109 min · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

Funny Boy is a 2020 drama film, directed by Deepa Mehta. An adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai's 1994 novel of the same name, the film centres on the coming of age of Arjie Chelvaratnam, a young Tamil boy in Sri Lanka who is coming to terms with his homosexuality against the backdrop of the increased tensions between Tamil and Sinhalese people before the breakout of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Deepa Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/deepa-mehta)
- **Screenplay:** [Deepa Mehta](https://cinepixo.com/people/deepa-mehta), [Shyam Selvadurai](https://cinepixo.com/people/shyam-selvadurai)

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