Akala - Divided Kingdom
Synopsis
Akala: Divided Kingdom? is a feature-length documentary that launches an urgent and provocative investigation into the state of the nation. Akala asks: Is the system rigged? Is Britain too divided to fix? What future awaits our young people if this path continues?
To find answers, he hits the road - blending personal reflection, candid interviews, and powerful archival material. From anti-immigration protests in Altrincham to striking bin workers in Birmingham and London’s housing crisis, the film unpacks the discontent simmering across the UK, hearing from everyday people on white working-class identity, racism, and loss of trust in traditional media and politics. Featuring voices lincluding MP Zarah Sultana and Rio Ferdinand, it also questions how the media distorts public perception and whether democracy is truly working.
Raw, unfiltered, and unflinching, the film captures a country on the edge. Yet amidst the chaos, it ends on hope - spotlighting individuals doing vital work to uplift young people and imagine a better future.
More than a film, Akala: Divided Kingdom? is a reckoning - a call to confront reality and reimagine what Britain could become.
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 min
- Format
- Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2 – Blackmagic RAW (4.6K)
- Director
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Hassan Ghazi, Daniel Dempster
- Producer
- Lisa Martinson, Nelson Adeosun, Funmi Ogunlusi
- Executive Producer
- Chanelle Newman, Michelle Chappell, Rick Murray
- Editor
- Abs Teweldebrhan, Anita Sandhu, Michael Wolf
- Screenwriter
- Akala
- Director of Photography
- Stewart Kyasimire
- Composer
- Tin Drum Music
- Assistant Producers
- Shanie Herbert, Malachi Butt-Mukete
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
An Immovable Studios Ltd and Workerbee (Banijay UK) production
Immovable Studios Ltd
c/o Flb Accountants LLP1010 Eskdale Road
Winnersh Triangle
Wokingham
RG41 5TS
Sales Company
Dartmouth Films Ltd
New WingSomerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA
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