Small Axe: Five Films by Steve McQueen Andy Milligan Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence

Atkins and actress Ashley Laurence

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DEATH BLOW

Small Axe: Five Films by Steve McQueen Andy Milligan Atkins and actress Ashley LaurenceWith the five films that make up his Small Axe anthology (Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White and Blue; Alex Wheatle; and Education), director Steve McQueen offers a richly evocative panorama of West Indian life in London from the late 1960s through the early 80sa time defined for the community by the terror of police violence, the empowering awakening of political consciousness, and the ecstatic escape of a vibrant reggae scene. Ranging in tone from