YARDIE
by Idris Elba
synopsis
Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful Don gives him a home. Ten years later he is sent on a mission to London. He reunites with his girlfriend and their daughter, but then the past catches up with them. Based on Victor Headley's novel.
| international title: | Yardie |
| original title: | Yardie |
| country: | United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | StudioCanal |
| year: | 2018 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Idris Elba |
| release date: | UK 24/08/2018 |
| screenplay: | Brock Norman Brock, Martin Stellman |
| cast: | Aml Ameen, Mark Rhino Smith, Akin Gazi, Deepak Anand, Naomi Ackie, Fran Targ, Tolu Ogunmefun, Eddie Bammeke, Philips Nortey, Zoe Tounta |
| cinematography by: | John Conroy |
| art director: | Damien Creagh, Alison Adams |
| producer: | Gina Carter, Robin Gutch |
| executive producer: | Mary Burke, Hugo Heppell, Joe Oppenheimer |
| line producer: | Alice Dawson, Natalie Thompson |
| production: | Warp Films |
| backing: | British Film Institute (BFI) |
| distributor: | StudioCanal |
