Looks like the previous reviewers wanted a Hollywood version of Walter Tull. This a story that I only heard of this year and an overly glossy dramatisation of a true story would have detracted from the real Walter Tull.
One of the first pro black football players definitely the first for Spurs, who had his career cut short by racism on the terraces He then volunteered to fight in WW1 and was sent home suffering from shell shock. Despite that he recovered and was then nominated for officer college. Unfortunately there are not any records to say what it was like for him during officer training but I cannot imagine it was made easy for him as this was a clear breach of military regulations. He was cited for gallantry and leadership and nominated for the military cross. This was never to arrive most likely because it would have highlighted a black officer and the breach of regulations.
I think the writers and actors did a fine job of not going overboard on the racism and embellishing a true story of a man that sacrificed his life for his country. Its a story that was worth telling and they told the story that they had in their hands.
One of the first pro black football players definitely the first for Spurs, who had his career cut short by racism on the terraces He then volunteered to fight in WW1 and was sent home suffering from shell shock. Despite that he recovered and was then nominated for officer college. Unfortunately there are not any records to say what it was like for him during officer training but I cannot imagine it was made easy for him as this was a clear breach of military regulations. He was cited for gallantry and leadership and nominated for the military cross. This was never to arrive most likely because it would have highlighted a black officer and the breach of regulations.
I think the writers and actors did a fine job of not going overboard on the racism and embellishing a true story of a man that sacrificed his life for his country. Its a story that was worth telling and they told the story that they had in their hands.