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Blue Story

  • 2019
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
9.2K
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Stephen Odubola and Micheal Ward in Blue Story (2019)
Best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Micheal Ward) go to the same high school in Peckham, but live in neighboring London boroughs. When Marco's beaten up by one of Timmy's primary school friends the two boys wind up on rival sides of a never-ending cycle of gang war in which there are no winners ... only victims.
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Coming-of-AgeTragedyCrimeDramaMusical

A gang war dooms the lifelong bond of south London friends in this acclaimed crime drama that features its writer-director as a rapping Greek chorus.A gang war dooms the lifelong bond of south London friends in this acclaimed crime drama that features its writer-director as a rapping Greek chorus.A gang war dooms the lifelong bond of south London friends in this acclaimed crime drama that features its writer-director as a rapping Greek chorus.

  • Director
    • Rapman
  • Writer
    • Rapman
  • Stars
    • Micheal Ward
    • Jo Martin
    • Rohan Nedd
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    9.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rapman
    • Writer
      • Rapman
    • Stars
      • Micheal Ward
      • Jo Martin
      • Rohan Nedd
    • 145User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Micheal Ward
    Micheal Ward
    • Marco
    Jo Martin
    Jo Martin
    • Marco's Mum
    Rohan Nedd
    Rohan Nedd
    • Dwayne
    Eric Kofi Abrefa
    Eric Kofi Abrefa
    • Switcher
    • (as Eric Kofi-Abrefa)
    Chris Wilson
    Chris Wilson
    • Ambulance Paramedic
    Karla-Simone Spence
    Karla-Simone Spence
    • Leah
    Richie Campbell
    Richie Campbell
    • Tyrone
    Rapman
    Rapman
    • Self
    Sean Sagar
    • Skitzer
    Jordan Peters
    Jordan Peters
    • Cheddar
    Max Fincham
    Max Fincham
    • Young Dwayne
    Khali Best
    Khali Best
    • Killy
    Kadeem Ramsay
    Kadeem Ramsay
    • Hakeem
    Tuwaine Barrett
    Tuwaine Barrett
    • Striker
    Stephen Odubola
    Stephen Odubola
    • Timmy
    Duayne Boachie
    • Sneaks
    Curtis Kantsa
    • Tiny Madder
    Theo Johnson
    Theo Johnson
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    • Director
      • Rapman
    • Writer
      • Rapman
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    User reviews145

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    6Timbo_Watching

    Powerful story, not so well executed

    This film was alright at best. I try to overlook the budget which made the writing and acting quite poor. The film portrays a quite powerful story but it just didn't really execute it so well into cinematography. It was pretty interesting to see nonetheless and I wouldn't call this film terrible or something.
    7coombsstephen

    As a 50 year old man even I thought it was a good film

    This film is aimed at a demographic that really isnt well represented at the Cinema and even on main stream TV. The teen to 25 range who over most generations feel isolated from the people older and younger are well represented here.

    This is a novel and clever film which mixes a very good plot, good acting with a unique idea of adding grime songs within the scenes to explain the story.

    The film is raw and shocking but I think still probably shy's away from the real brutal truth of life on the streets in modern inner City London but for good reason as it doesn't set out to be totally shocking, it just wants to tell a story.

    At the core is a good film with a good story and made a different way, for even just that it is worth a watch.
    7et-colton

    Real review from a real Rapman fan

    As someone who has listened to Rapman's music since 2014, I am the target audience for this film and if you are too then you will enjoy it. However it is far from without its flaws. Alot has been made of the fact that this is a majority 1st time actors and that Rapman himself has no formal or directing or screenwriting and while at some points they will impress you, this will also show negatively through some inconsistent writing/acting at times and low budget making for mostly cheesy effects. Both of the stars put in decent performances, Micheal Ward in particular has really impressed me so far this year in this and Top Boy. As someone who watched the original blue story as well, I'm not sure that the story changes are better and while I enjoyed the added parts of the story they did not add a huge amount.

    For the target audience like me this is a high 6 (rounded up to a 7)

    For the casual viewer this would be a high 5
    6m_m_103817

    Good but not amazing

    The irony of 'robertc-42326' complaining about the director being unable to speak the Queen's English, yet has the most atrocious grammar and use of syntax that I have ever seen.

    'Blue Story' is a good film. It is somewhat cliched but nothing more than other films of its calibre. I wonder if those calling for the banning and censorship of it want to censor mob films and violent video games too?
    6smith-c57

    A bit dull, and could do with subtitles

    A bit dull to be honest, I am not the target audience for this film and I felt it, the whole thing seemed to be in a different language to me, all slang, and if this is any representation of today's youth then we are in real trouble as a society

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    • Trivia
      During its UK opening weekend a riot occurred at a VUE cinema in Birmingham, England, in the middle of a screening (speculation as to whether it was Blue Story (2019) or La Reine des neiges 2 (2019)). Over 100 people were allegedly involved, including young teenagers armed with machetes. The area was put under lock-down by police armed with tasers. As a result of the riot, VUE (and later Showcase Cinemas) decided to cancel all screenings of Blue Story and blame the violence on the film and the film's message. Further incidents also occurred during opening night, including a machete attack in Huddersfield.
    • Goofs
      Around the 42'50m mark, Marco (Micheal Ward) has his head bowed forward, just moving his hand away from his face, before cutting to a shot from the other side where his head is leaning backwards.
    • Connections
      Featured in Good Morning Britain: Episode dated 25 November 2019 (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      The Real Blue Story
      Written by Rapman

      Performed by Rapman

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2020 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Câu Chuyện Buồn
    • Filming locations
      • Lewisham, London, UK
    • Production companies
      • BBC Film
      • DJ Films
      • Joi Productions
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    • Budget
      • £1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,881,391
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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