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Red, White and Blue
Small Axe: Red, White and Blue
Directed by
Steve McQueen
Produced by Anita Overland and Michael Elliott
Screenplay by Steve McQueen and Courttia Newland
Produced by Anita Overland and Michael Elliott
Screenplay by Steve McQueen and Courttia Newland
With:
John Boyega, Nathan Vidal, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Neil Maskell, Stephen Boxer, Calum Callaghan, Conor Lowson, Assad Zaman, Antonia Thomas, Liam Garrigan, Tyrone Huntley, Jaden Oshenye, Nadine Marshall, Mark Stanley, and Seroca Davis
Cinematography:
Shabier Kirchner
Editing: Chris Dickens and Steve McQueen
Music: Mica Levi
Editing: Chris Dickens and Steve McQueen
Music: Mica Levi
Runtime:
80 min
Release Date: 29 November 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 29 November 2020
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Small Axe is an anthology film series created, co-written, and directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Widows, Shame). Each film tells a story about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London during the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Some are based on actual people and events, others are historical fiction.
Twitter Capsule:
In Red, White and Blue, the best of McQueen's Small Axe series, John Boyega delivers a devastating internalized performance as Leroy Logan, a young black man who joins the London Metropolitan Police Force in an attempt to reform the racist institution from within.