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Yardie

Synopsis

Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful don gives him a home. Ten years later he is sent on a mission to London. He reunites with his girlfriend and their daughter, but then the past catches up with them.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
101 mins
Director
Idris Elba 1st Feature
Producer
Gina Carter, Robin Gutch
Executive Producer
Dan MacRae, Danny Perkins, Joe Oppenheimer, Hugo Heppell, Mark Herbert, Mary Burke, Ben Roberts, Idris Elba
Editor
Justine Wright
Screenwriter
Brock Norman Brock (script), Martin Stellman (script), Victor Headley (novel)
Director of Photography
John Conroy
Production Designer
Damien Creagh
Composer
Dickon Hinchliffe
Principal cast
Aml Ameen, Mark Rhino Smith, Naomi Ackie, Akin Gazi, Shantol Jackson, Stephen Graham, Fraser James, Sheldon Shepherd, Everaldo Cleary

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Warp Films production in association with StudioCanal, BBC Films, BFI, Screen Yorkshire

Warp Films

33 Riding House Street
London
W1W 7DZ

Sales Company

StudioCanal

4 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4AG

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