Being involved in a case of gentrification, a young famous actress, Nina Edwards, who after a long absence, returns to her home, Brixton, where she is surprised by the change and the transformation of its people, as some white people dominate buying the building, she decides to paint a piece of art in order to create cooperation between its people.
Although the film's approach to issues is a little on the nose at times, in Amoo, we are introduced to a distinctive and bold new voice in British cinema.
The simple title, loaded with meaning, should not disguise just how much is packed into this profound and articulate debut feature from a very promising London-based filmmaker.
The movie shrewdly lays out how a district's bohemian and diverse character is what makes it vulnerable to long-term predatory investment, pushing Brixton in the direction of white Notting Hill.
The fictional parts of the film are underdeveloped with ideas that go nowhere. It's the nonfictional parts, however, that will see audiences pay attention, and understand to the plight gentrification has on working class residents.
