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Small Axe: Miniseries
November 15, 2020
5 Episodes
~127 min per episode
Overview
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Episodes
5
1
Mangrove
Nov 15, 2020
127 min
3.8/5
The true story of The Mangrove Nine, who clashed with London police in 1970. The trial that followed was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the Metropolitan Police.
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2
Lover's Rock
Nov 22, 2020
70 min
3.3/5
A single evening at a house party in 1980s West London sets the scene, developing intertwined relationships against a background of violence, romance and music.
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3
Red, White and Blue
Nov 29, 2020
80 min
3.6/5
Spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
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4
Alex Wheatle
Dec 6, 2020
66 min
3.1/5
Alex Wheatle follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy through his early adult years. Having spent his childhood in a mostly white institutional care home with no love or family, he finally finds not only a sense of community for the first time in Brixton, but his identity and ability to grow his passion for music and DJing. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
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5
Education
Dec 13, 2020
63 min
3.5/5
The coming of age story of 12-year-old Kingsley, who has a fascination for astronauts and rockets. When Kingsley is pulled to the headmaster's office for being disruptive in class, he discovers he's being sent to a school for those with "special needs." Distracted by working two jobs, his parents are unaware of the unofficial segregation policy at play, preventing many Black children from receiving the education they deserve, until a group of West Indian women take matters into their own hands.
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