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Nov 20, 2020 · Mangrove: Directed by Steve McQueen. With Gary Beadle, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell, Ben Caplan. 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.
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- Drama, History
- Steve McQueen
- 2020-11-20
Nov 20, 2020 · A riveting courtroom drama based on a true story of nine Black men who were falsely accused of a crime by a racist police officer and their lawyer who fought for their rights. Ebert praises the film's brutality, drama, and characters, and compares it to Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock series.
Steve McQueen began developing the Small Axe anthology series in the early 2010s, and while it was initially conceived as a serialized story, he decided to pursue an anthology of distinct films. Mangrove is the longest film in the series and was released as the first of the anthology.
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- Mica Levi
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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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- 5 (list of episodes)
- 15 November –, 13 December 2020
- BBC One
Nov 10, 2020 · Mangrove is the first of BBC One’s Small Axe anthology series, which comprises five original films by Academy Award, Bafta and Golden Globe-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (Hunger, Shame, 12...
Sep 25, 2020 · V ivid, immediate and impassioned, this new movie episode in Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s five-part film series for the BBC, is about the Mangrove Nine case in 1970.
Small Axe. Series 1: Mangrove. Contains strong language. This programme contains discriminatory language and content that some may find offensive. The true story of the Mangrove restaurant,...
