Project Detail

Mangrove

Synopsis

The true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970 and their highly publicised trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the UK's Metropolitan Police.
Part of the BBC-commissioned drama anthology 'Small Axe'.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2020
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - Opening Night Gala

Details

Year: 2020
Type of film: Features
Running time: 124 min
Director: Steve McQueen
Producer: Mike Elliott, Anita Overland
Executive Producer: Steve McQueen, Tracey Scoffield, David Tanner, Lucy Richer, Rose Garnett
Screenwriter: Steve McQueen, Alastair Siddons
Director of Photography: Shabier Kirchner
Production Designer: Helen Scott
Principal cast: Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby

Genre

Human Rights Black Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Lammas Park, EMU Films, Turbine Studios production commissioned by BBC Drama, Amazon Studios

Lammas Park

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Emu Films

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Sales Company

BBC Worldwide (TV sales)

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Turbine Studios (Theatrical sales)

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