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Red, White and Blue (2020)

Red, White and Blue poster
Directed by
Steve McQueen
Genre
biographical film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a black man who joins the London police force to change it from the inside. It shows the challenges he faces from both his community and his fellow officers.

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What happens

Red, White and Blue is a 2020 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Courttia Newland. It stars John Boyega as Leroy Logan, an officer in the London Metropolitan Police who founded the Black Police Association and attempted to reform the police force from within. The film was released as part of the anthology series Small Axe on BBC One on 29 November 2020, and released on Amazon Prime Video on 4 December 2020. It premiered as an opening film at the 58th New York Film Festival on 24 September 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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