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Saturday 10 September, 8pm, In park
Directed by Steve McQueen, 2020
Drama | 70 min, UK
CERTIFICATION 15
Contains some strong language & discriminatory content.

Film still from Lovers Rock, black women and men applauding and dancing in a dark room 1970s

Lovers Rock tells a fictional story of young love at a blues party in 1980. The film is an ode to the romantic reggae genre called lovers rock, and to the black youth who found freedom and love in its sound at London house parties, at a time when they were unwelcome in white nightclubs.

All five films in the Small Axe series, including Lovers Rock, are available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Love letters to black resilience and triumph in London's West Indian community, directed by Oscar winner Steve McQueen. Vivid stories of hard-won victories in the face of racism.