Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021)
Overview
An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces that defined the era. At the heart of the documentary is a series of astonishing interviews with past activists, many of whom are speaking for the first time about what it was really like to be involved in the British Black Power movement, bringing to life one of the key cultural revolutions in the history of the nation.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.272 |
Directed By
George Amponsah
Crew
George Amponsah
Steve McQueen
Brett Irwin
Helen Bart
Alexander Parsons
TOP CAST
Daniel Kaluuya
Self - Narrator (voice)
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