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Rating: 8 stars

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Babylon (1980)

Directed by Franco Rosso

Drama | Music

Most recently watched by philipjablon

Overview

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.

Length 95 minutes

Actors

Brinsley Forde | Trevor Laird | Karl Howman | Brian Bovell | Victor Romero Evans | David N Haynes | Archie Pool | T-Bone Wilson | Mel Smith | Mark Monero | Beverly Michaels | Yvonne Agard | Alan Igbon | Stefan Kalipha | Maggie Steed | Bill Moody | Gary Whelan | Vilma Hollingbery

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Part of Mubi’s special “From New York To London: Sounds of the Streets”. I’ve been wanting to see this since it came out. It’s a great film with a great soundtrack and just as on-point today as it was in Thatcher’s England in 1980.

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