Babylon (1980)
95 min
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.
- Release date
- May 16, 1980
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Brinsley Forde as Blue
- Trevor Laird as Beefy
- Karl Howman as Ronnie
- Brian Bovell as Scientist
- Victor Romero Evans as Lover
- David N. Haynes as Errol
- Archie Pool as Dreadhead
- T-Bone Wilson as Wesley
- Mel Smith as Alan
- Mark Monero as Carlton
- Beverley Michaels as Elaine
- Stefan Kalipha as Fat Larry
- Maggie Steed as Woman at lock up garage
- Gary Whelan as C.I.D Detective #2
- Malcolm Frederick as Wolf
- Anthony Trent as The Fence
- Peter Lovstrom as Young Man on balcony
- Charles Cork as C.I.D Detective #1
- Ann Duncan as Beefy's Girl
- Beverley Dublin as Sandra
Crew
- Franco Rosso · Director
- Franco Rosso · Writer
- Martin Stellman · Writer
- Gavrik Losey · Producer
- Dennis Bovell · Composer
- Chris Menges · Cinematographer
- Thomas Schwalm · Editor