Yardie
synopsis
Set in ‘70s Kingston and ‘80s Hackney (a neighborhood in London with a large Jamaican community), Yardie, based on the best-selling novel by Victor Headley, centers on the intertwined worlds of the Jamaican narcotics syndicates and the music industry, following a young courier named "D" (Aml Ameen, The Maze Runner) to London where he seeks revenge for his brother's murder and reunites with his estranged girlfriend (Shantol Jackson, TV's Thicker Than Water) and child.
details
Drama
1 hr. 43 min.
Opened March 15th, 2019
MovieGoer Review
For his directorial debut, Idris Elba has elected to work in a genre he's comfortable with - the crime thriller. The actor-turned-director is not, however, content merely to regurgitate bits and pieces of productions in which he has appeare... MORE
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synopsis
Set in ‘70s Kingston and ‘80s Hackney (a neighborhood in London with a large Jamaican community), Yardie, based on the best-selling novel by Victor Headley, centers on the intertwined worlds of the Jamaican narcotics syndicates and the music industry, following a young courier named "D" (Aml Ameen, The Maze Runner) to London where he seeks revenge for his brother's murder and reunites with his estranged girlfriend (Shantol Jackson, TV's Thicker Than Water) and child.
details
Drama
1 hr. 43 min.
Opened March 15th, 2019
MovieGoer Review
For his directorial debut, Idris Elba has elected to work in a genre he's comfortable with - the crime thriller. The actor-turned-director is not, however, content merely to regurgitate bits and pieces of productions in which he has appeare... MORE