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Director: Horace Ové
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From Time Out Film Guide
Britain's first 'black' feature, co-scripted by Ové and Samuel Selvon, deals honestly and realistically with what life is like for a school-leaver who is black: the futile job interviews, the patronising platitudes, people's simple inability to comprehend that black can be not only beautiful but also English. Although it fudges its ending, there's enough honesty and entertainment along the way to place the Dickensian jokes of 'Black Joy' firmly back in their fairytale.Author: SM
Cast & crew
Director: Horace Ové
Producer: Robert Buckler
Cast: Herbert Norville, Oscar James, Frank Singuineau, Lucita Lijertwood, Sheila Scott-Wilkinson, Ed Devereaux full cast
Duration: 100 mins
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