The Wind of Change (1961)

Directed by

Vernon Sewell

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 04m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of disenchanted white working-class teenagers in Notting Hill, London, who channel their frustrations into racial hatred. It shows how their attitudes lead to conflict in the local community.

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What happens

The Wind of Change is a 1961 British drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Donald Pleasence, Johnny Briggs and Ann Lynn. Taking its title from the famous "Wind of Change" speech given by British prime minister Harold Macmillan in South Africa in February 1960, it is one of the earliest British films to tackle race as an issue, focusing on disenchanted working-class white youth finding an outlet for their frustrations in racial hatred. The film is set around the coffee bars and homes of the Notting Hill district of West London, scene of the notorious 1958 Notting Hill race riots. Sewell called it "a nice movie... not because of me but because it was a bloody good story". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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