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Lovers Rock

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

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7.5/10

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'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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5.1K

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Watch Small Axe: Lovers Rock

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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)

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn and Shaniqua Okwok in Lovers Rock (2020)

Francis Lovehall and Ellis George in Lovers Rock (2020)

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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
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Written by Dennis Bovell
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Featured review

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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