The son of Green Book subject Tony Vallelonga has responded to criticism that the film falls foul to the “white saviour” trope.
He didn’t want to tell me about his family. He could’ve had 10 brothers and sisters, and my father didn’t even know that.
Shrley’s nephew claimed that he only discovered Green Book was being made after spotting an Instagram post about the film by Ali in January 2018.
However, Vallellonga defended his decision to keep it from them, stating that the man himself told him not to do so.
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