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Pressure
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A groundbreaking and authentic exploration of the anxieties of an emerging second-generation of West Indians in Britain, Pressure (1976) is a significant title in the history of British cinema.
Drama • British • Critically Acclaimed

With a screenplay written by Horace Ové and fellow Trinidadian author Sam Selvon, Pressure follows a Black family in west London. From the parents who came from Trinidad as part of the Windrush generation with their first son, now part of the Black Power Movement, to their younger British-born son Tony (Herbert Norville), who is trying to find his place between the two cultures.

As he leaves school and encounters prejudice on individual and institutional levels, Tony struggles to find acceptance in the country he grew up in yet has no Caribbean home he can dream of returning to. Unemployed and caught between an aspirational mother and a radical older brother, he drifts away from school friends and towards Black Power politics.

Details

Duration
2hrs 6mins
Director
Horace Ové
Distributor
British Film Institute (BR4026)
Featuring
Herbert Norville • Oscar James • Frank Singuineau
Year
1976
Country of origin
UK
Language
English
Strobe lighting
No
Content guidance
Racism • Violence • Substance abuse
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