Mangrove
First screened in July 2025

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Director: Steve McQueen. Cast: Shaun Parkes, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Letitia Wright, Nathaniel Martello-White, Jumayn Hunter, Darren Braithwaite, Richie Campbell, Kane L. Pearson, Tahj Miles, Llewella Gideon, Tyrone Huggins, Derek Griffiths, Doreen Ingleton, Michelle Greenidge, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Sam Spruell, Samuel West, Joseph Quinn, Joe Tucker, Jodhi May. Screenplay: Alastair Siddons and Steve McQueen (with contributions by Rebecca Lenkiewicz).

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Photo © 2020 BBC Film/Turbine Studios

In Brief: Top-tier McQueen. Actually benefits from some early wobbles: you feel the film gathering power as a collective coalesces.

VOR: ⑤  Courtroom drama with rare abundance of sociopolitical context and nonobtrusive cinematic stylization. Would hit hard at any time. But in 2020...

Grade: B+

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Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie (for all of Small Axe)
Other Awards:
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography (Shabier Kirchner, for all of Small Axe)
	Los Angeles Film Critics Awards: Best Picture (for all of Small Axe); Best Cinematography (Shabier Kirchner, for all of Small Axe)
	European Film Awards: Special Prize for Innovative Storytelling
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Supporting TV Actor (Kirby)

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