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Lovers Rock

  • Episode aired Nov 27, 2020
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Lovers Rock (2020)
'Lovers Rock' is the second in a collection of five films by Steve McQueen inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief, and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community.
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A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
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    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Steve McQueen(story by)
      • Courttia Newland(screenplay by)
      • Rebecca Lenkiewicz(lead writer)
    • Stars
      • Dennis Bovell
      • Saffron Coomber
      • Frankie Fox
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Steve McQueen(story by)
      • Courttia Newland(screenplay by)
      • Rebecca Lenkiewicz(lead writer)
    • Stars
      • Dennis Bovell
      • Saffron Coomber
      • Frankie Fox
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    • 35User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore

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    Photos19

    Lovers Rock (2020)
    Romario Simpson in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Kadeem Ramsay and Alexander James-Blake in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Jermaine Freeman and Saffron Coomber in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Shaniqua Okwok in Lovers Rock (2020)
    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)
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    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Micheal Ward in Lovers Rock (2020)

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    Dennis Bovell
    • Milton
    Saffron Coomber
    Saffron Coomber
    • Grace
    Frankie Fox
    Frankie Fox
    • Eddie Marks
    Daniel Francis-Swaby
    Daniel Francis-Swaby
    • Bammy
    Marcus Fraser
    Marcus Fraser
    • Jabba
    Jermaine Freeman
    • Skinner
    Ellis George
    • Cynthia
    Alexander James-Blake
    • Parker B
    Francis Lovehall
    Francis Lovehall
    • Reggie
    Shaniqua Okwok
    Shaniqua Okwok
    • Patty
    Kadeem Ramsay
    Kadeem Ramsay
    • Samson
    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn
    Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn
    • Martha
    Kedar Williams-Stirling
    Kedar Williams-Stirling
    • Clifton
    Romario Simpson
    Romario Simpson
    • Lizard
    Micheal Ward
    Micheal Ward
    • Franklyn
    Tremayne Watson
    • Party goer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steve McQueen
    • Writers
      • Steve McQueen(story by) (screenplay by)
      • Courttia Newland(screenplay by)
      • Rebecca Lenkiewicz(lead writer)
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    • Trivia
      The a cappella scene set to "Silly Games" wasn't scripted to last 10 minutes but the cast's enthusiasm and joy meant that it carried on a lot longer than intended.
    • Quotes

      Samson: With the sounds of Mercury Sound! The best in the town! Put a smile on everybody's faces, no frowns! No!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Silly Games
      (uncredited)
      Written by Dennis Bovell
      Performed by cast

    User reviews35

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    9/10
    So special
    Rewatch:: Seeing people come together in celebration and dance is honestly porn to me in 2020. When they played Kunta Kinte Dub for no less than the third time in a row I literally jumped up off my bed and started dancing in my room. Absolutely infectious.
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    • Dec 31, 2020

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC Programmes
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • BBC Film
      • Turbine Studios
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      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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