Blue Story (2019)

Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.

Director:

Andrew Onwubolu

Writers:

Andrew Onwubolu (as Rapman), Andrew Onwubolu

Stars:

Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Khali Best

1 win & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Odubola	...	Timmy
Micheal Ward	...	Marco
Khali Best	...	Killy
Karla-Simone Spence	...	Leah
Eric Kofi-Abrefa	...	Switcher
Kadeem Ramsay	...	Hakeem
Junior Afolabi Salokun	...	Madder
Rohan Nedd	...	Dwayne
Sean Sagar	...	Skitzer
Jo Martin	...	Marco's Mum
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Remi-Lawal Abiola	...	Student
Tyler Andrew	...	Young Marco
Tuwaine Barrett	...	Big T
Joshua Blisset	...	Daps
Richie Campbell	...	Tyrone

Storyline

Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.

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Plot Keywords:

london england | gang violence | gang | youth | shooting | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blue Story

Filming Locations:

Lewisham, London, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP1,300,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,984,671

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, DJ Films, Joi Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film made an impressive £1.3m in it's opening weekend, despite VUE banning the film, which broke records for the most any British 'urban' film has made in that space of time.

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Connections

Referenced in The Russell Howard Hour: Episode #3.3 (2019)

User Reviews

As a 50 year old man even I thought it was a good film

This film is aimed at a demographic that really isnt well represented at the Cinema and even on main stream TV. The teen to 25 range who over most generations feel isolated from the people older and younger are well represented here.

This is a novel and clever film which mixes a very good plot, good acting with a unique idea of adding grime songs within the scenes to explain the story.

The film is raw and shocking but I think still probably shy's away from the real brutal truth of life on the streets in modern inner City London but for good reason as it doesn't set out to be totally shocking, it just wants to tell a story.

At the core is a good film with a good story and made a different way, for even just that it is worth a watch.