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Young Soul Rebels
A film by Isaac Julien
Winner of the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes, 1991
Starring Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay and Sophie
Okonedo
BFI DVD have re-released the first feature by Isaac Julien.
In the long hot summer of 1977, London prepared for the Silver Jubilee celebrations to the sounds of the burgeoning punk, soul and funk scenes.
Soul boys Chris (Valentine Nonyela) and Caz (Mo Sesay), a pair of pirate radio DJs,
broadcast their show from a friend’s garage, tussling with the local skinheads,
and clubbing with Chris’s sassy music-industry girlfriend Tracy (Sophie
Okonedo).
But social and sexual tensions in the community reach boiling point following
the murder of a local black gay man.
With its soulful soundtrack – Funkadelic, X-Ray Spex, Parliament, Sylvester and more – and enthusiastic young cast, this Cannes Critics’ Week prize-winner is an
engaging and sensitive drama.
Special features include the original trailer; an illustrated colour booklet with newly commissioned preface by Isaac
Julien, essay by author and historian Stephen Bourne, and extract from
Diary of a Young Soul Rebel (BFI, 1991).
Available from the BFI Filmstore
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