National Theatre Live: Small Island

2019 2h 55m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 3

Drama

Synopsis

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Embark on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, England. The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leah Harvey
Hortense Roberts
Aisling Loftus
Queenie Buxton
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
Gilbert Joseph
CJ Beckford
Michael Roberts
Paul Bentall
Jacqueline Boatswain
Phoebe Frances Brown
Chereen Buckley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rufus Norris
Writers: Helen Edmundson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Leah Harvey and Aisling Loftus and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9638084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rufus Norris directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 175 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Leah Harvey and Aisling Loftus and Gershwyn Eustache Jnr carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt9638084 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.