Shoot the Messenger

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Shoot the Messenger is a 2006 British television drama film that explores race, identity, and self-hatred within the Black British community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama film
television film
broadcastOn BBC Two NERFINISHED
castMember Ace Bhatti NERFINISHED
Brian Bovell NERFINISHED
Charles Abomeli NERFINISHED
Daniel Anthony NERFINISHED
David Oyelowo NERFINISHED
Nadine Marshall NERFINISHED
Nikki Amuka-Bird NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Ngozi Onwurah NERFINISHED
explores education and race in Britain
internalized racism
mental health
featuresCharacter Joe Pascale NERFINISHED
firstBroadcastInCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
focusesOn Black British community
genre drama
social drama
television drama
hasRuntimeApprox 90 minutes
mainTheme Black British experience
identity
race
self-hatred
medium television
originalLanguage English
partOf BBC drama output
portrays Black British identity crisis
producedFor BBC NERFINISHED
producedInDecade 2000s
protagonistOccupation teacher
releaseDecade 2000s British television films
releaseYear 2006
screenwriter Sharon Foster NERFINISHED
setting London, England
surface form: London
stars David Oyelowo NERFINISHED
subjectMatter Black British culture
race relations in the United Kingdom
social issues in urban Britain
writer Sharon Foster NERFINISHED

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Ngozi Onwurah notableWork Shoot the Messenger
Ngozi Onwurah directed Shoot the Messenger