Babylon
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1h 35m
Directed by Franco Rosso | 95 mins | 1980
At the outset of the Thatcher years, Black reggae DJ Brinsley Forde fights to make his way in the music business, while beset on all sides by the racism of the police, the National Front, and his neighbors. Rosso’s sound-system drama is hard-nosed, indignant, and utterly compelling, driven along by a pulsing dub-infused soundtrack. Introduced by cinematographer and filmmaker Bradford Young, ASC.
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