九歲的里昂有個可愛的弟弟傑克。因為母親狀態不佳，兩兄弟被送去和寄養家庭中由莫琳照顧。然而，關於兩兄弟的傳言在社區中迅速竄起，並威脅要將弟弟捷克送走，因為里昂是黑人，而傑克是白人。
𝙈𝙮 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙄𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙤𝙣 以八〇年代初的英國為背景，講述一段關於愛、身份認同以及學會面對失去的故事。里昂和捷克這對兄弟間強烈而無法割捨的羈絆令人動容。無論如何，我們終究會找到回家的路。
A brother chosen. A brother left behind. And a family where you'd least expect to find one.
Leon is nine, and has a perfect baby brother called Jake. Their mum isn't feeling herself, so they've gone to live with Maureen, who has fuzzy red hair like a halo and a belly like Father Christmas. But the adults are speaking in low voices, and wearing Pretend faces. They are threatening to give Jake to strangers. Since Jake is white and Leon is not.
Evoking a Britain of the early eighties, My Name is Leon is a heart-breaking story of love, identity and learning to overcome unbearable loss. Of the fierce bond between siblings. And how - just when we least expect it - we manage to find our way home.
