Lovers Rock

Episode aired Nov 27, 2020
TV-MA
1h 10m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

'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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Drama History

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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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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 Projector @ LFF: Lovers Rock (Small Axe) (2020)

Soundtracks
Silly Games
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis Bovell
Performed by cast

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Great portrayal of a night out...

This is an amazing portrayal of a night out. Don't expect to understand everything, you don't need to. Don't expect everything to be accurate to your experience, it won't be. Just relax and enjoy all the dancing, short but intense experiences and joy of a night out in your teens. This encapsulates an amazing night out and a community having a great time, most of us can recognise these feelings. If not, now you kinda can.