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Young Soul Rebels

Youth culture meets identity politics in this part-thriller, part-gay love story set in London in 1977, days before the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. 


The hedonistic world of pirate DJs Chris and Caz is shattered when a close friend is killed while cruising in the local park. The black community suspect the National Front, but the police pull Chris in as a suspect. 


This beautifully crafted period piece, a bold and stylish debut feature from Isaac Julien, paints a convincing picture of late '70s London. The city is a carefully mapped out social landscape, open to all but offering safety to none, as we are taken to a Dalston barber, east London council estates festooned with Union Jacks, West End offices, soul clubs and city parks.


With introduction as part of Pride month Screenings.

Young Soul Rebels

  • Runtime: 105 minutes
  • Director: Isaac Julien
  • Cast: Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay, Jason Durr
  • Country: UK
  • Year: 1991
  • Rating: (18)
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