Young Soul Rebels

Unrated

12/6/19911h 45m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.

Director:

Isaac Julien

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$3,025,379.00

Revenue:

$225,664.00

Key words:

london, england
1970s
pirate radio
disco
lgbt
black lgbt
inner london
gay theme

Cast

Valentine Nonyela

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Chris

Mo Sesay

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Caz

Sophie Okonedo

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Tracy

Jason Durr

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Billibud

Dorian Healy

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Ken

Frances Barber

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Ann

Eamonn Walker

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Carlton

Gary McDonald

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Davis

Debra Gillett

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Jill

Ray Shell

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Jeff Kane

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
5
I'm afraid that this is a bit all over the place. In attempting to deal with multiple issues simultaneously it ends up doing justice to none of them well. A man is killed why cruising for gay sex in a local park and the subsequent investigation tries to deal with racism, sexism and homophobia amongst both the local community and the police. At times it is a love story - platonic and sexual between friends and lovers but the lines are blurred and the conflict seems largely manufactured. The performances are clunky and the script likewise. Sorry, but too much of a hutch-potch for me to make much sense of.