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4,705. 659. Play trailer 0:31. 25 Videos. 52 Photos. Drama History. Small Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982. Stars. Naomi Ackie. Gary Beadle. Khali Best. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. S1. Add to Watchlist. Added by 31.4K users. 16 User reviews. 20 Critic reviews.
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Small Axe is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films that tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s. [1] . Two episodes of the series were selected into the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.
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Small Axe TV-MA 2020 - Present 5 Seasons Drama List 97% Avg. Tomatometer 468 Reviews 76% Avg. Audience Score 250+ Ratings Based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian...
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Live TV. Categories. GOLDEN GLOBE® winner. Season 1. Small Axe is a collection of five original films by Steve McQueen set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from London's West Indian community, whose lives have been shaped by their own force of will despite rampant racism and discrimination.
- Mangrove. Sunday 15 November. The series opener, which will be broadcast on Sunday, centres on the true story of Frank Crichlow (Shaun Parkes), who owns a Caribbean restaurant in Notting Hill called Mangrove.
- Lovers Rock. Sunday 22 November. Despite being the Caribbean soundtrack of the Sixties and Seventies, “lovers rock”, the romantic love child of reggae and soul, rarely pops up in British cinema.
- Red, White and Blue. Sunday 29 November. Small Axe’s third film returns to the realm of non-fiction, following the childhood of former Met police superintendent Leroy Logan (played by John Boyega).
- Alex Wheatle. Sunday 6 December. Unlike Mangrove, Lovers Rock or Red, White and Blue, neither of the last two films have been screened at any film festival.
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1. Top-rated. S1.E1 ∙ Mangrove. Sun, Nov 15, 2020. Mangrove tells this true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behavior motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police. 8.0/10 (5.8K) Rate. Top-rated. S1.E2 ∙ Lovers Rock. Sun, Nov 22, 2020.
