BABYLON (1980)

FRANCO ROSSO

Drama Music Cult Blackness, Race & Ethnicity Police Neo-Realism Recommended

Cast

BRINSLEY FORDE KARL HOWMAN TREVOR LAIRD BRIAN BOVELL VICTOR ROMERO EVANS DAVID N HAYNES ARCHIE POOL T-BONE WILSON MEL SMITH BEVERLEY MICHAELS MAGGIE STEED BILL MOODY STEFAN KALIPHA BEVERLEY DUBLIN GRANVILLE GARNER DENNIS BOVELL MARTIN STELLMAN FRANCO ROSSO

Plot

Set in South London at the start of the '80s, a time when reggae music was at its peak and racism was rife, we follow Blue, the lead singer for Ital Lion Sound, in the run-up to a Sound System competition. Over the course of the story we see Blue clash, not only with the police and racists, but also family and friends as his anger and frustration finally becomes too much to suppress. A powerful and gritty drama with, as you'd expect, a blinding soundtrack.