Young Soul Rebels (1991)
1h 45m | PG-13
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
Director: Isaac Julien
Studio: BFI
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Music
Video: 720p
Cast
Valentine Nonyela
as Chris
Mo Sesay
as Caz
Sophie Okonedo
as Tracy
Jason Durr
as Billibud
Dorian Healy
as Ken
Frances Barber
as Ann
Reviews
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.