Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate ...
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Title: Young Soul Rebels (1991)
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| Valentine Nonyela | ... | Chris | |
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Mo Sesay | ... | Caz |
| Dorian Healy | ... | Ken | |
| Frances Barber | ... | Ann | |
| Sophie Okonedo | ... | Tracy | |
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Jason Durr | ... | Billibud |
| Gary McDonald | ... | Davis | |
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Debra Gillett | ... | Jill |
| Eamonn Walker | ... | Carlton (as Eamon Walker) | |
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James Bowers | ... | Sparky |
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Billy Braham | ... | Kelly |
| Wayne Norman | ... | Bigsy | |
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Danielle Scillitoe | ... | Trish |
| Ray Shell | ... | Jeff Kane | |
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Nigel Harrison | ... | Cid Man |
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Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police pull Chris in as a suspect. This beautifully crafted period piece, a bold and stylish debut feature from Isaac Julien, paints a convincing picture of late-'70s London. The city is a carefully mapped out social landscape, open to all but offering safety to none, as we are taken to a Dalston barber, east London council estates festooned with Union Jacks, West End offices, soul clubs and city parks.
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1970s | new queer cinema | year 1977 | reference to queen elizabeth ii | england |Taglines:
A seductive and engaging thriller from one of Britain's most innovative and provocative filmmakersParents Guide:
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Performed by Parliament
Licensed Courtesy of Casablanca Records Inc/Polygram Records Inc (New York)
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The film is partly set in Dalston. While Dalston had a poor reputation as an "ethic area" in the 1970s and 1980s, it had its share of famous residents. Among other people with houses in Dalston were the politician Tony Blair, the actors Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, and the actress Emily Lloyd. See more »Goofs
The two punk bands GBH and Conflict weren't around in 1977. See more »Soundtracks
P. Funk Wants To Get Funked UpPerformed by Parliament
Licensed Courtesy of Casablanca Records Inc/Polygram Records Inc (New York)
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EnglishRelease Date:
6 December 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,609, 24 November 1991Gross USA:
$225,664Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$225,664Company Credits
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British Film Institute (BFI), Channel Four Films, Iberoamericana Films Producción See more »
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Johnny Mills , as one of the skinhead kissing gay punks in the night club , is the highlight of this movie. He also appeared with Tilda Swinton in Derek Jarman's The Garden 1990.