Young Soul Rebels 1991

4.9 / 10   18 vote(s)
Drama Mystery Music

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

Release Date 1991-08-09
Runtime 1h 45m
Directors Isaac Julien, Nina Kellgren
Producers Ben Gibson, Colin MacCabe, Nadine Marsh-Edwards
Writers Derrick Saldaan McClintock, Paul Hallam, Isaac Julien

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.

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