Babylon [Blu-ray]

Director: Franco Rosso, Franco Rossi Franco Rosso

Overview

Babylon is a hard-hitting, music-filled saga of some Rastafarian Londoners trying to get on with their life and get a hit band launched. Their leader Blue (Brinsley Forde) sums up their situation well. Blue's central concerns are making sure his brother goes to school and at the same time, he tries to ignore the racial slurs at work and the constant, angry relationship he has with his father. Before he knows what has happened, he and the band are faced with serious trouble as their sound equipment is trashed by white neighbors angered by their late night sessions. To make matters worse, Blue loses his job and is mauled by the police. He is now radicalized to the point where he is ready to strike back. Witty, vibrant, and also violent, this unusual drama reaches out to anyone looking for more than just a little slice of life.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/20/2019
UPC:	0738329239183
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kino Classics
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	29,075

Special Features

Audio commentary with director Franco Rosso, screenwriter Martin Stellman, actor Brinsley Forde and producer Gavrik Losey; Dread Beat and Blood (1979, a short documentary on Linton Kwesi Johnson directed by Franco Rosso); New interviews with Brinsley Forde and Dennis Bovell; Restoration featurette; Q&A with cast and crew (Recorded at the BFI Southbank in 2008); Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Brinsley Forde	Blue
Karl Howman	Ronnie
Trevor Laird	Beefy
Brian Bovell	Scientist,Composer
Victor Romero Evans	Lover
Archie Pool	Dreadhead
T-Bone Wilson	Wesley
Mark Monero	Carlton
Beverly Michaels	Elaine
Ann Duncan	Beefy's Girl
Cynthia Powell	Mum
Vilma Hollingbery	Lady in Street
Mel Smith	Alan
Stefan Kalipha	Fat Larry
Malcolm Frederick	Wolf
Anthony Trent	The Fence
Maggie Steed	Woman at Lockup
Bill Moody	Man on Balcony
Peter Lovstrom	Young Man on Balcony
Charles Cork	CID Detective
Gary Whelan	CID Detective
Alan Igbon	Rupert
Paul Greenhalgh	Gay Man
David N. Haynes	Actor
David Cunningham	Sir Watts
Denis Bovell	Composer
Aswad	Composer

Technical Credits

Franco Rosso

Martin Stellman

Franco Rossi

Franco Rosso	Director,Screenwriter
Gavrik Losey	Producer
Martin Stellman	Screenwriter
Franco Rossi	Screenwriter,Director
Ed Pise	Sound/Sound Designer