Young Soul Rebels
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Young Soul Rebels is a 1991
critically acclaimed coming-of-age/drama British film written by Isaac Julien
and Paul Hallam, and directed by Juilen. The film examines the interaction between youth cultural movements during the late 1970s
in the UK. Namely skinhead
s, punks
and soulboy
s along with the social, political and cultural tensions between them. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1991, followed by a North American
release on December 6, 1991.
) and his relationship with his girlfriend (Sophie Okonedo).
The second narrative involves a gay punk (Jason Durr) and a soul boy (Mo Sesay) in a relationship, which is the source of the narrative conflict as they face double prejudice of racism and homophobia, in both West Indian and white British
communities. Ultimately, The film is a love story that could be seen as an allegory for racial and class unity, as their love transcends class and race barriers.
1991 in film
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critically acclaimed coming-of-age/drama British film written by Isaac Julien
Isaac Julien
Isaac Julien is an installation artist and filmmaker.-Biography:Julien graduated from St Martin's School of Art in 1985, where he studied painting and fine art film...
and Paul Hallam, and directed by Juilen. The film examines the interaction between youth cultural movements during the late 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
in the UK. Namely skinhead
Skinhead
A skinhead is a member of a subculture that originated among working class youths in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. Named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, the first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods,...
s, punks
Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse array of ideologies, and forms of expression, including fashion, visual art, dance, literature, and film, which grew out of punk rock.-History:...
and soulboy
Soulboy
Soulboys were a working class English youth subculture of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and fans of American soul and funk music...
s along with the social, political and cultural tensions between them. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1991, followed by a North American
United States
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release on December 6, 1991.
Plot
The action centres on several themes firstly a homosexual murder investigation involving one of the central characters (Valentine NonyelaValentine Nonyela
http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsN/63918-27085.jpgValentine Nonyela is a British actor. He appeared in many TV programmes of the late 1980s and 1990s, including BBC television series South of the Border, The Bill, Londons Burning Holby City and A Touch of Frost...
) and his relationship with his girlfriend (Sophie Okonedo).
The second narrative involves a gay punk (Jason Durr) and a soul boy (Mo Sesay) in a relationship, which is the source of the narrative conflict as they face double prejudice of racism and homophobia, in both West Indian and white British
White British
White British was an ethnicity classification used in the 2001 United Kingdom Census. As a result of the census, 50,366,497 people in the United Kingdom were classified as White British. In Scotland the classification was broken down into two different categories: White Scottish and Other White...
communities. Ultimately, The film is a love story that could be seen as an allegory for racial and class unity, as their love transcends class and race barriers.