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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instanceOf British film
drama film
film
award Critics’ Week Prize NERFINISHED
awardReceivedFor Cannes Film Festival International Critics’ Week Prize NERFINISHED
characterOccupation pirate radio DJ
cinematographyBy Nina Kellgren NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts Black British culture
political tension in the United Kingdom
queer culture
director Isaac Julien NERFINISHED
distributor Channel 4 Films NERFINISHED
editingBy Katherine Wenning NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Caz NERFINISHED
Chris NERFINISHED
musicBy Simon Boswell NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
productionCompany British Film Institute NERFINISHED
Channel 4 Films NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1991
runtimeMinutes 105
screenedAt Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
screenwriter Derek McKane NERFINISHED
Isaac Julien NERFINISHED
Paul Hallam NERFINISHED
sectionAtFestival International Critics’ Week NERFINISHED
setInLocation East London NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
setInPeriod late 1970s
timeSetting 1977

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New Queer Cinema hasNotableFilm Young Soul Rebels