Synopsis
Set in ’70s Kingston and ’80s Hackney, Yardie centers on the life of a young Jamaican man named D, who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread. D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox. Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne, and his daughter who he's not seen since she was a baby. He also hooks up with a sound clash crew, called High Noon. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime and follow “the righteous path”, he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution—a quest which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico.
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Movie Details
United Kingdom Releases: | August 31st, 2018 (Wide) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 102 minutes |
Keywords: | Sundance Film Festival 2018, 1970s, 1980s, Music Industry, Death of a Sibling, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Gangs, Set in London, Set in England, Set in Jamaica, Revenge, Organized Crime, Smuggler, Narcotics |
Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | StudioCanal, BFI, BBC Films, Screen Yorkshire, Warp Films |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Languages: | English |