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Babylon is a 1980 British drama film directed by Franco Rosso. Written by Franco Rosso and Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia), and shot by two-time Academy Award winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields), Babylon is an incendiary portrait of racial tension and police brutality set in Brixton, London. The film, anchored by Dennis Bovell’s propulsive score, is partly based on Bovell’s false imprisonment for running a Jamaican sound system, Sufferer’s Hi Fi, in the mid-70s. Produced by Gavrik Losey and the National Film Finance Corporation, the film is regarded as a classic.
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| dbo:abstract | Babylon is a 1980 British drama film directed by Franco Rosso. Written by Franco Rosso and Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia), and shot by two-time Academy Award winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields), Babylon is an incendiary portrait of racial tension and police brutality set in Brixton, London. The film, anchored by Dennis Bovell’s propulsive score, is partly based on Bovell’s false imprisonment for running a Jamaican sound system, Sufferer’s Hi Fi, in the mid-70s. Produced by Gavrik Losey and the National Film Finance Corporation, the film is regarded as a classic. (en) Babylon est un film britannique réalisé par et sorti en 1980. (fr) Babylon is een speelfilm uit 1980 over de kansarme positie van zwarte allochtonen in de Britse samenleving. De film is geschreven door Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia) en Franco Rosso (tevens regie), en opgenomen in de Londense wijk Lewisham. De soundtrack is van de reggae-producer en de hoofdrol wordt gespeeld door Brinsley Forde, zanger/gitarist van Aswad en voormalig -acteur. Zijn bandgenoot Angus Drummie Zeb Gaye heeft een bijrol als portier. (nl) «Вавилон» (англ. Babylon) — британский фильм 1980 года режиссёра Франко Россо, по сценарию написанному им же в соавторстве с Мартином Стеллменом. Фильм рассказывает о жизни чёрных подростков, детей выходцев с островов Карибского бассейна, в Лондоне конца 1970-х годов. Главную роль сыграл Бринсли Форд, участник регги-группы Aswad. В фильме также принимали участие Карл Хаумен и Тревор Лэрд. Деннис Бовелл написал музыку для фильма. В фильме также звучат композиции группы Aswad, Джонни Кларка, Джеффа Вейна и других. Фильм снимался в районах Лондона: Дептфорде и Брикстоне. (ru) |
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| rdfs:comment | Babylon is a 1980 British drama film directed by Franco Rosso. Written by Franco Rosso and Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia), and shot by two-time Academy Award winner Chris Menges (The Killing Fields), Babylon is an incendiary portrait of racial tension and police brutality set in Brixton, London. The film, anchored by Dennis Bovell’s propulsive score, is partly based on Bovell’s false imprisonment for running a Jamaican sound system, Sufferer’s Hi Fi, in the mid-70s. Produced by Gavrik Losey and the National Film Finance Corporation, the film is regarded as a classic. (en) Babylon est un film britannique réalisé par et sorti en 1980. (fr) Babylon is een speelfilm uit 1980 over de kansarme positie van zwarte allochtonen in de Britse samenleving. De film is geschreven door Martin Stellman (Quadrophenia) en Franco Rosso (tevens regie), en opgenomen in de Londense wijk Lewisham. De soundtrack is van de reggae-producer en de hoofdrol wordt gespeeld door Brinsley Forde, zanger/gitarist van Aswad en voormalig -acteur. Zijn bandgenoot Angus Drummie Zeb Gaye heeft een bijrol als portier. (nl) «Вавилон» (англ. Babylon) — британский фильм 1980 года режиссёра Франко Россо, по сценарию написанному им же в соавторстве с Мартином Стеллменом. Фильм рассказывает о жизни чёрных подростков, детей выходцев с островов Карибского бассейна, в Лондоне конца 1970-х годов. Главную роль сыграл Бринсли Форд, участник регги-группы Aswad. В фильме также принимали участие Карл Хаумен и Тревор Лэрд. Деннис Бовелл написал музыку для фильма. В фильме также звучат композиции группы Aswad, Джонни Кларка, Джеффа Вейна и других. Фильм снимался в районах Лондона: Дептфорде и Брикстоне. (ru) |
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