Small Axe
Creators:
Steve McQueenDirected by:
Steve McQueenCinematography:
Shabier KirchnerComposer:
Mica LeviCast:
Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Shaun Parkes, Rochenda Sandall, Gary Beadle, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Sam Spruell (more)Plots(1)
Mangrove tells the true story of Frank Crichlow, whose West Indian restaurant Mangrove, a lively community hub in London’s Notting Hill, attracted locals, activists, intellectuals and artists. In a time of blatant racial discrimination, Crichlow finds himself and his drug-free business the brunt of relentless police raids. In a bid to stop the discrimination and ruination of their community base, Frank and his friends take to the streets in peaceful protest in 1970, only to be met by police aggression. As a result, nine men and women, including Frank, leader of the British Black Panther movement Altheia Jones-LeCointe and activist Darcus Howe, are wrongly arrested and charged with incitement to riot and affray. A highly publicised trial ensues. (BBC)
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