Young Soul Rebels

Young Soul Rebels
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIsaac Julien
Written by
Produced byNadine Marsh-Edwards
Starring
CinematographyNina Kelgren
Music bySoundtrack featured "Young Soul Rebels" by Mica Paris
Distributed byBFI
Release dates
  • 9 August 1991 (1991-08-09) (UK)
  • 6 December 1991 (1991-12-06) (US)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1.3 million[1]
Box office£33,246 (UK)[1]

Young Soul Rebels is a 1991 British coming-of-age thriller written by Derek Saldaan McClintock, Isaac Julien and Paul Hallam, and directed by Julien as his second narrative feature film.[2] The film examines the interaction between youth cultural movements during the late 1970s in the UK — namely skinheads, punks, and soulboys — along with the social, political, and cultural tensions between them. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 9 August 1991, followed by a North American release on 6 December 1991. The film was the feature film acting debut of Sophie Okonedo and Eamonn Walker.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 31.
  2. ^ Cyril Nri, "Young Soul Rebels (1991)", BFI Screenonline.
  3. ^ "Young Soul Rebels (1991)", Isaac Julien.