Capital Celluloid 2019 - Day 234: Thu Aug 22

Young Soul Rebels (Julien, 1991): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 6.20pm


Thjis 35mm presemntation is also being screened on August 14th (full details here, which includes director's extended introduction). The film is part of the Nineties season. Full details here.

BFI introduction:
Artist Isaac Julien’s first narrative feature revolves around four characters in 1977 London, where class and racial tensions simmer. A murder mystery intersects the lives of aspiring DJ Chris (Nonyela) and his ambitious girlfriend Tracy (Okonedo), and Chris’ friend Caz (Sesay), who embarks on a romance with punk Billibud (Durr).


Here (and above) is the trailer.

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