Small Axe: Mangrove (TV)
- Original title
- Small Axe: Mangrove
- Year
- 2020
- Running time
- 124 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Shaun Parkes
- Letitia Wright
- Malachi Kirby
- Rochenda Sandall
- Jack Lowden
- Sam Spruell
- Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
- Nathaniel Martello-White
- Richie Campbell
- Jumayn Hunter
- Gary Beadle
- Richard Cordery
- Alex Jennings
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story. Racism. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. 1970s. TV Episode
- Movie Groups
- Small Axe
- Synopsis
- "Mangrove" tells the true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970, and their highly publicised trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police... Mangrove centers on Frank Crichlow (Shaun Parkes), the owner of Notting Hill's Caribbean restaurant, Mangrove, a lively community base for locals, intellectuals and activists. In a reign of racist terror, the local police raid Mangrove time after time, making Frank and the local community take to the streets in peaceful protest in 1970. When nine men and women, including Frank and leader of the British Black Panther Movement Altheia Jones-LeCointe (Letitia Wright), and activist Darcus Howe (Malachi Kirby), are wrongly arrested and charged with incitement to riot, a highly publicized trial ensues, leading to hard-fought win for those fighting against discrimination.
- Awards
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2020: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography2020: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Wright)
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