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Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs

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Documentary
📜 Overview: The Black Audio Film Collective’s acclaimed essay film, 'Handsworth Songs', examines the 1985 race riots in Handsworth and London. Interweaving archival photographs, newsreel clips, and home movie footage, the film is both an exploration of documentary aesthetics and a broad meditation social and cultural oppression through Britain’s intertwined narratives of racism and economic decline.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1986-05-08
⌚ Running Time: 61 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Pervaiz Khan original image
Voice Over
Pervaiz Khan
Meera Syal original image
Voice Over
Meera Syal
Yvonne Weekes original image
Voice Over
Yvonne Weekes

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