Mangrove, the first film in Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ series of films went out to British audiences on Sunday night following rave reviews on the festival circuit. Now we can bring you a short teaser for the second film in the line-up, Lovers Rock.
An ode to the romantic reggae genre called “Lovers Rock” and to the youth who found freedom and love in its sound, Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love and music at a house party in 1980. Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn makes her screen debut opposite the BAFTA 2020 Rising Star award recipient Micheal Ward (Top Boy). Shaniqua Okwok (Boys), Kedar Williams-Stirling (Sex Education), Ellis George (Doctor Who), Alexander James-Blake (Top Boy), Kadeem Ramsay (Blue Story) also star, as well as Francis Lovehall and Daniel Francis-Swaby, who make their screen debuts.
Amazon Prime Video will screen the film in other territories, Lovers Rock landing on 27th November. Here’s the teaser.
