Rent Babylon (1980)
3.6 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- Sound system 'toaster' Blue (Brinsley Forde) and his Ital Lion crew are looking forward to a sound clash competition with rival outfit Jah Shaka. But as the event approaches, Blue's personal life begins to unravel. Fired from his job, he begins to suspect his girlfriend is cheating on him and then one night he is brutally beaten by plain-clothes policemen. Finally, when their lock-up garage is broken into and their sound-system destroyed, he cannot take any more. Increasingly angered and alienated by what he perceives to be society's rejection of his race and his culture, Blue is compelled to respond by fighting fire with fire.
- Actors:
- David N. Haynes, Trevor Laird, Victor Romero Evans, Brian Bovell, Archie Pool, Brinsley Forde, Karl Howman, Beverley Michaels, Ann Duncan, Beverley Dublin, King Sounds, Cynthia Powell, T-Bone Wilson, Mark Monero, Vilma Hollingbery, Mel Smith, Stefan Kalipha, Malcolm Frederick, Patrick Worrall, Anthony Trent
- Directors:
- Franco Rosso
- Producers:
- Gavrik Losey
- Writers:
- Franco Rosso, Martin Stellman
- Studio:
- Icon
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals, Special Interest
- Collections:
- The Film Highlights of 1980, Top 10 Films By Year
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/12/2008
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Franco Rosso, Martin Stellman, Brinsley Forde and Gavrlk Losey
- Q&B with Cast and Crew filmed at BFI Southbank
- "Babylon: 28 Years On - Restoration Featurette
