Overview
Boxing Day is a 2021 British romantic-comedy Christmas film written, directed by and starring Aml Ameen in his directorial debut. The film also stars Aja Naomi King and is the acting debut of Leigh-Anne Pinnock. Notably, it is the first British Christmas romantic comedy with an almost entirely Black cast.
Taking place primarily in London, the film follows Melvin Mckenzie (Aml Ameen) as he returns home to London after two years to launch his new book and introduce his fiancée to his family. Ameen created Boxing Day to represent his own experiences growing up in England with his own Caribbean-British family. He draws on commonly seen tropes from other famous Christmas movies like Love Actually.
Plot
Melvin "Smelly" Mckenzie (Aml Ameen) is a British immigrant living in Los Angeles. After the release of his new book he is prompted to go back home to London for the first time in two years in order to promote his book.
Melvin and his American almost-fiancée Lisa Dixon (Aja Naomi King) journey to London to meet his lovable but dysfunctional Caribbean-British family.
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