Directed by:
Ngozi OnwurahCinematography:
David KatznelsonComposer:
Julian NottCast:
Ariyon Bakare, David Oyelowo, Ash Varrez, Daniel Kaluuya, David Gyasi, Graham Bohea, Clive Rowe, Richard Pepple, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chiké Okonkwo (more)Plots(1)
After reading a report that Black pupils from inner city schools are being failed by the education system, IT consultant Joe Pascale (David Oyelowo) becomes a teacher at a secondary school in South London with the aim of challenging the system to break the biased culture. Joe’s use of discriminatory methods to ensure Black students are given extra tuition over their white counterparts and his outdated use of humiliation leads to rebellion among his pupils, one of whom falsely accuses him of assault. Publicity and media attention follow Joe who finds himself branded a racist and it is only after a tumultuous journey of self-discovery that he comes to the understanding that race and cultural identity are merely a state of mind. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Ariyon Bakare
UK
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David Oyelowo
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Ash Varrez
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Daniel Kaluuya
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David Gyasi
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Graham Bohea
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Clive Rowe
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Richard Pepple
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Sharon Duncan-Brewster
UK
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Chiké Okonkwo
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Troy Glasgow
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Eric Kofi-Abrefa
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Charles Mnene
Kenya
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