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Young Soul Rebels
Young Soul Rebels

5.0

Young Soul Rebels

NR·1991·105m

Summary

Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.

Crew

Director, Writer

Isaac Julien

Writer

Paul Hallam

Writer

Derrick Saldaan McClintock

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

August 26, 2023

5

I'm afraid that this is a bit all over the place. In attempting to deal with multiple issues simultaneously it ends up doing justice to none of them well. A man is killed why cruising for gay sex in a local park and the subsequent investigation tries to deal with racism, sexism and homophobia amongst both the local community and the police. At times it is a love story - platonic and sexual between friends and lovers but the lines are blurred and the conflict seems largely manufactured. The performances are clunky and the script likewise. Sorry, but too much of a hutch-potch for me to make much sense of.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$3,025,379.00

Revenue:

$225,664.00

Keywords

london, england
1970s
pirate radio
disco
lgbt
black lgbt
inner london
gay theme