Babylon (1980)

A young dub sound system frontman in 1980s Brixton faces job loss, family troubles and racism that strain his closest friendships.

Franco Rosso's 1980 drama follows Blue, a young man of Jamaican heritage in Brixton who fronts a sound system while work and home life fall apart around him. As prejudice bears down on him and his friends, their loyalties are put to the test. Brinsley Forde leads a cast that includes Trevor Laird and Karl Howman in this landmark portrait of Black British life.