Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community and is set between 1969 and 1982.
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Letitia Wright discusses how her working relationship with filmmaker Steve McQueen developed on the set of his new film anthology, "Small Axe."
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Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community and is set between 1969 and 1982.
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It has been reported that Steve McQueen began working on the idea for Small Axe in 2010, and that some form of the series was in development since 2012. While the series was initially conceived as a conventional television series with a serialized story, McQueen realized during development that he had sufficient material to make several distinct films. See more »Connections
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I was about 30 minutes into the first episode and it made me very uncomfortable. I honestly can't watch this type of racism, violence, and hatred. I guess that's a sign of excellent movie making. It just makes me very uncomfortable because I know this hatred exists in the world. I don't understand it. I wish it would stop. How can white people not see the beauty of black people? They are us and we are them. Stop the stupid racism.