Young Soul Rebels

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Young Soul Rebels is a 1991 British drama film that blends queer themes, Black British culture, and political tension in late-1970s London.

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Young Soul Rebels canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
award Critics’ Week Prize ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Cannes Film Festival International Critics’ Week Prize ⓘ
characterOccupation pirate radio DJ ⓘ
cinematographyBy Nina Kellgren ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts Black British culture ⓘ
political tension in the United Kingdom ⓘ
queer culture ⓘ
director Isaac Julien ⓘ
distributor Channel 4 Films ⓘ
linked to: Film4 Productions
editingBy Katherine Wenning ⓘ
featuresMusicGenre funk ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
soul ⓘ
featuresTheme friendship ⓘ
homophobia ⓘ
police harassment ⓘ
racism ⓘ
youth subculture ⓘ
genre LGBT-related film ⓘ
drama ⓘ
independent film ⓘ
queer cinema ⓘ
includesEvent Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee ⓘ
mainCharacter Caz ⓘ
Chris ⓘ
musicBy Simon Boswell ⓘ
notableFor representation of Black queer experience in 1970s Britain ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A Black gay DJ becomes embroiled in the investigation of a friend’s murder amid racial and sexual tensions in 1977 London. ⓘ
producer Derek Power ⓘ
productionCompany British Film Institute ⓘ
Channel 4 Films ⓘ
linked to: Film4 Productions
releaseYear 1991 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 105 ⓘ
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
screenwriter Derek McKane ⓘ
Isaac Julien ⓘ
Paul Hallam ⓘ
sectionAtFestival International Critics’ Week ⓘ
setInLocation East London ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
setInPeriod late 1970s ⓘ
timeSetting 1977 ⓘ

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New Queer Cinema → hasNotableFilm → Young Soul Rebels ⓘ
Sophie Okonedo → notableWork → Young Soul Rebels ⓘ
subject linked to: Okonedo
Isaac Julien → notableWork → Young Soul Rebels ⓘ