Franco Rosso
Babylon
Edition 1981
95'
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1980
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Drama
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Dialogue:
English
Director:
Franco Rosso
Composer:
Dennis Bovell
With:
David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans
Babylon follows the story of David, a working class musician and black man in South West London. By day he works as a mechanic, at night David is a Mic controller at a local dance hall. The film centres around the racial divide of London in the 80s, the lack of opportunities available to black people and poverty. David loses his job, gets beaten up and charged by the police, forcing him to go on the run. Then breaking up with his girlfriend, all of his frustrations culminate in the stabbing of a racist neighbour.
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Credits
Director
Franco Rosso
Composer
Dennis Bovell
With
David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans
Scenario
Franco Rosso, Martin Stellman
Director of Photography
Chris Menges
Editor
Thomas Schwalm
Producer
Gavrik Losey
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Dialogue
English
Countries of production
Italy, United Kingdom
Year
1980