We are the small axe.
Una serie de antología de cinco historias que analizan la vida de un grupo de amigos y sus familias en la comunidad antillana de Londres desde finales de la década de 1960 hasta principios de la de 1980.
Small Axe (Temporada 1)
Mangrove 7.6
Fecha de emisión: 2020-11-15
Duración: 127 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Lover's Rock 6.7
Fecha de emisión: 2020-11-22
Duración: 70 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Red, White and Blue 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2020-11-29
Duración: 80 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Alex Wheatle 6.3
Fecha de emisión: 2020-12-06
Duración: 66 min
Sinopsis: 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.
Education 6.9
Fecha de emisión: 2020-12-13
Duración: 63 min
Sinopsis: 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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