Young Soul Rebels
1991 | 105m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Isaac Julien |
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| Writer: | Isaac Julien, Paul Hallam, Derrick Saldaan McClintock |
| Staring: |
| Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 09, 1991 |
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| Director: | Isaac Julien |
| Writer: | Isaac Julien, Paul Hallam, Derrick Saldaan McClintock |
| Genres: | Drama, Music, Mystery |
| Keywords | london, england, 1970s, pirate radio, disco, lgbt, black lgbt, inner london, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Kinowelt, BFI, Film Four International, Sankofa Film & Video, Iberoamericana Films Producción, La Sept |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $225,664
Budget: $3,025,379 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Valentine Nonyela | Chris |
| Mo Sesay | Caz |
| Sophie Okonedo | Tracy |
| Jason Durr | Billibud |
| Dorian Healy | Ken |
| Frances Barber | Ann |
| Eamonn Walker | Carlton |
| Gary McDonald | Davis |
| Debra Gillett | Jill |
| Ray Shell | Jeff Kane |
| James Bowers | Sparky |
| Wayne Norman | Biggsy |
| Billy Braham | Kelly |
| Danielle Scillitoe | Trish |
| Nigel Harrison | CID Man |
| Brian Conway | Policeman 1 |
| Mike Mungarvan | Policeman 2 |
| Shyro Chung | TJ |
| Syan Akaddas | Asian Punk Girl |
| Nigel Harrison | Cid Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Isaac Julien | Director, Writer |
| John Wilson | Editor |
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Paul Hallam | Writer |
| Derrick Saldaan McClintock | Writer |
| Nina Kellgren | Director of Photography |
| Gilly Poole | Casting |
| Derek Brown | Production Design |
| Debra Overton | Art Direction |
| Simon Boswell | Original Music Composer |
| Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Annie Curtis-Jones | Costume Design |
| Yvonne Coppard | Makeup Artist |
| Nigel Heath | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ben Gibson | Executive Producer |
| Nadine Marsh-Edwards | Producer |
| Colin MacCabe | Executive Producer |
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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 amongs ... t 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.