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Rating: 5.5/10 by 10 users

Handsworth Songs (1986)

The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.

Directing:
  • John Akomfrah
Writing:
Stars:
Release Date: Thu, May 08, 1986

Rating: 5.5/10 by 10 users

Alternative Title:
Les Chansons de Handsworth - FR

Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 01 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: immigration, race riot, racism, united kingdom, birmingham

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