Alex Wheatle
- L'épisode a été diffusé 6 déc. 2020
- TV-MA
- 1h 6m
ÉVALUATION IMDb
6,8/10
2,5 k
MA NOTE
Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.The true story of writer Alex Wheatle and his spell in prison after the Brixton riots.
Fumilayo Brown-Olateju
- Dawn
- (as Fumilayo Brown-Olatej)
Ashley McGuire
- Cook
- (as Ashley Maguire)
Louis J Rhone
- Rankin's Dread
- (as Louis j Rhone)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesOne of Alex Wheatle's own sons worked with the production design team. At one point, he called his father to tell him "Dad, I'm prepping your bedroom for younger Alex. It's fucked up."
- GaffesThe voiceover reading Wheatle's file gives his name as "Alec Alphonso Wheatle." His first name is Alex, not Alec.
- Citations
Alex Wheatle: [confused about being called African by a couple of Brixtonians] I'm from Surrey.
- ConnexionsReferences La guerre des étoiles (1977)
- Bandes originalesSatta Massagana
(uncredited)
Written by Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Lynford Manning
Performed by The Abyssinians
Commentaire en vedette
Needed more time to grow than was allowed here
Part four of Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen's five part mini-series of feature length films documenting the struggles of immigrants in the U.K during the 60's, 70's and 80's, Alex Wheatle is the second shortest addition to the Small Axe cannon and its a film that suffers from the confines of an hour long running time, with the feeling that now renowned author Alex Wheatle's story had a lot more to give.
As is to be expected from McQueen and the Small Axe brand that he helped birth, Alex Wheatle is a well-made film and features great production values, attention to detail and a nice central turn from upcoming actor Sheyi Cole but from the moment we meet Wheatle entering into jail for an at the time unknown criminal offense through to when we see him last stroll off into the credits an hour later, this intriguing figure who lived an undoubtedly tough early life remains an enigma, one audiences would've like to get to know more than what they are privy too here.
Raised without parents and thrust into a world he doesn't fully comprehend or understand his place in at the time, McQueen and his fellow screenwriter Alastair Siddons are unable to fully connect with their audience as Alex Wheatle at times floats along without much drive or aim as we get scenes of Wheatle buying musical records, learning the values of life with his new cell mate or connecting with new acquittances he meets in the outside world but there's no real glue holding any of these situations together, even if we can gather Wheatle is set on a career in music and fighting for a better life for his fellow people.
It's an aimless kind of way to spend an hour with a figure who is absolutely worth exploring more deeply and as the film draws close to its final moments, we just start to feel as though McQueen's film is ramping up to become the powerful entry into the Small Axe film series it at times threatened to be but you're left at films end wishing there was more time and effort spent on further exploring the journey of Wheatle that had lead to him becoming an award winning author and advocate to change, as well as a personal journey that connected him to his past to help understand the future.
Final Say -
Another well made and performed entry into the Small Axe series, there's an overarching sense that Alex Wheatle had more to give both as a film and a story, even if its always a pleasure to witness McQueen's work come to life in such artistic and humanistic ways.
3 wise cellmates out of 5
As is to be expected from McQueen and the Small Axe brand that he helped birth, Alex Wheatle is a well-made film and features great production values, attention to detail and a nice central turn from upcoming actor Sheyi Cole but from the moment we meet Wheatle entering into jail for an at the time unknown criminal offense through to when we see him last stroll off into the credits an hour later, this intriguing figure who lived an undoubtedly tough early life remains an enigma, one audiences would've like to get to know more than what they are privy too here.
Raised without parents and thrust into a world he doesn't fully comprehend or understand his place in at the time, McQueen and his fellow screenwriter Alastair Siddons are unable to fully connect with their audience as Alex Wheatle at times floats along without much drive or aim as we get scenes of Wheatle buying musical records, learning the values of life with his new cell mate or connecting with new acquittances he meets in the outside world but there's no real glue holding any of these situations together, even if we can gather Wheatle is set on a career in music and fighting for a better life for his fellow people.
It's an aimless kind of way to spend an hour with a figure who is absolutely worth exploring more deeply and as the film draws close to its final moments, we just start to feel as though McQueen's film is ramping up to become the powerful entry into the Small Axe film series it at times threatened to be but you're left at films end wishing there was more time and effort spent on further exploring the journey of Wheatle that had lead to him becoming an award winning author and advocate to change, as well as a personal journey that connected him to his past to help understand the future.
Final Say -
Another well made and performed entry into the Small Axe series, there's an overarching sense that Alex Wheatle had more to give both as a film and a story, even if its always a pleasure to witness McQueen's work come to life in such artistic and humanistic ways.
3 wise cellmates out of 5
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Site officiel
- Langue
- Lieux de tournage
- Canterbury Prison, Canterbury, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(prison location)
- sociétés de production
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- Durée1 heure 6 minutes
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 2.00 : 1
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