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Small Axe

Season 1
Small Axe is a collection of five original films by Steve McQueen set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from London's West Indian community, whose lives have been shaped by their own force of will despite rampant racism and discrimination. New film every Friday from Nov 20-Dec18.
IMDb 7.920205 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Mangrove
    November 19, 2020
    2 h 7 min
    16+
    Mangrove tells the story of a restaurant and its owner in London’s Notting Hill; repeated police harassment leads to a protest march where nine arrests are made and result in a show trial at the Old Bailey in 1971, making legal history. The true story of the Mangrove Nine.
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  2. S1 E2 - Lovers Rock
    November 26, 2020
    1 h 10 min
    16+
    Lovers Rock is for lovers and rockers everywhere; and a love letter from Steve McQueen to the blues parties of yesteryear, when clothes were tight, and dancers smooched and skanked to the selector’s choice for a hot summer night in 1981.
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  3. S1 E3 - Red, White and Blue
    December 3, 2020
    1 h 20 min
    16+
    Red, White and Blue spotlights the true story of Leroy Logan, who at a young age saw his father assaulted by two policemen, motivating him to join the Metropolitan Police and change their racist attitudes from within.
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  4. S1 E4 - Alex Wheatle
    December 10, 2020
    1 h 6 min
    16+
    Alex Wheatle follows the true story of Alex Wheatle, award winning writer for young people, and his own remarkable and often hilarious journey through the care system, and then to prison following the Brixton Uprising in 1981.
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  5. S1 E5 - Education
    December 17, 2020
    1 h 3 min
    16+
    Education is the story of an everyday hard working family whose daily lives are disrupted when Kingsley, the 12 year old son, is sent to a school for those with “special needs”. Education reveals the disgraceful story of Haringey Councils Educational segregation Policy in 1971.
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Small Axe - Alex Wheatle Trailer
Small Axe - Alex Wheatle Trailer
30sec16+
Follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy to adulthood. Having spent his childhood in a white institutional care home without love or family, he finally finds a sense of community for the first time in Brixton. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
Follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy to adulthood. Having spent his childhood in a white institutional care home without love or family, he finally finds a sense of community for the first time in Brixton. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
Follows the true story of award-winning writer, Alex Wheatle, from a young boy to adulthood. Having spent his childhood in a white institutional care home without love or family, he finally finds a sense of community for the first time in Brixton. When he is thrown in prison during the Brixton Uprising of 1981, he confronts his past and sees a path to healing.
Small Axe - Red, White and Blue Trailer
Small Axe - Red, White and Blue Trailer
1min16+
Tells the true story of Leroy Logan, a young forensic scientist with a yearning to do more than his solitary laboratory work. When he sees his father assaulted by two policemen, he finds himself driven to revisiting a childhood ambition to become a police officer; an ambition borne from the naïve hope of wanting to change racist attitudes from within.
Tells the true story of Leroy Logan, a young forensic scientist with a yearning to do more than his solitary laboratory work. When he sees his father assaulted by two policemen, he finds himself driven to revisiting a childhood ambition to become a police officer; an ambition borne from the naïve hope of wanting to change racist attitudes from within.
Tells the true story of Leroy Logan, a young forensic scientist with a yearning to do more than his solitary laboratory work. When he sees his father assaulted by two policemen, he finds himself driven to revisiting a childhood ambition to become a police officer; an ambition borne from the naïve hope of wanting to change racist attitudes from within.
Small Axe - Lovers Rock Trailer
Small Axe - Lovers Rock Trailer
30sec16+
Tells a fictional story of young love and music at a house party in 1980. Such house parties were born out of necessity when Black Londoners were un-welcome to revel in white nightclubs. Amid the West Indian community’s can-do attitude, blossomed a “Blues Party” culture, where sweethearts could dress up and celebrate life without apologies or restrictions.
Tells a fictional story of young love and music at a house party in 1980. Such house parties were born out of necessity when Black Londoners were un-welcome to revel in white nightclubs. Amid the West Indian community’s can-do attitude, blossomed a “Blues Party” culture, where sweethearts could dress up and celebrate life without apologies or restrictions.
Tells a fictional story of young love and music at a house party in 1980. Such house parties were born out of necessity when Black Londoners were un-welcome to revel in white nightclubs. Amid the West Indian community’s can-do attitude, blossomed a “Blues Party” culture, where sweethearts could dress up and celebrate life without apologies or restrictions.
Small Axe - Official Trailer
Small Axe - Official Trailer
2min16+
"If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” -Jamaican proverb. Small Axe is a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community. The television debut by Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen.
"If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” -Jamaican proverb. Small Axe is a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community. The television debut by Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen.
"If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” -Jamaican proverb. Small Axe is a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary people showing courage, belief and resilience to overcome injustice and achieve something transformative in their West Indian community. The television debut by Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen.
Small Axe - Mangrove Trailer
Small Axe - Mangrove Trailer
1min16+
The first film of the Small Axe collection tells the harrowing true story of the Mangrove Nine who came together to lead a protest to stand-up against police brutality and injustice in their community. Starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Steve McQueen.
The first film of the Small Axe collection tells the harrowing true story of the Mangrove Nine who came together to lead a protest to stand-up against police brutality and injustice in their community. Starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Steve McQueen.
The first film of the Small Axe collection tells the harrowing true story of the Mangrove Nine who came together to lead a protest to stand-up against police brutality and injustice in their community. Starring Letitia Wright and Shaun Parkes. Written and directed by Academy Award winner Steve McQueen.

Bonus

Small Axe - Alex Wheatle Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Small Axe - Alex Wheatle Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
5min16+
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the fourth film in the collection—Alex Wheatle.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the fourth film in the collection—Alex Wheatle.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the fourth film in the collection—Alex Wheatle.
Small Axe - Red, White and Blue Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Small Axe - Red, White and Blue Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
5min16+
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the third film in the collection—Red, White and Blue.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the third film in the collection—Red, White and Blue.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the third film in the collection—Red, White and Blue.
Small Axe - Lovers Rock Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Small Axe - Lovers Rock Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
4min16+
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the second film in the collection—Lovers Rock.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the second film in the collection—Lovers Rock.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the second film in the collection—Lovers Rock.
Small Axe - Mangrove Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Small Axe - Mangrove Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
4min16+
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the first film in the collection—Mangrove.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the first film in the collection—Mangrove.
Small Axe Executive Producers take you behind the scenes of the first film in the collection—Mangrove.

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Content advisory
Violencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English Dialogue Boost: LowEnglish Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish [Audio Description]EnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: HighFrançais
Subtitles
English [CC]Français
Directors
Steve McQueen
Producers
Steve McQueenTracey ScoffieldDavid TannerMichael ElliottAnita Overland
Starring
John BoyegaLetitia WrightShaun Parkes
Studio
Amazon Studios
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