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Alex Wheatle (film)

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Wikipedia article




'Alex Wheatle' is a 2020 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons. It stars Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle, a Black British novelist who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton uprising. The film was released as part of the anthology series 'Small Axe' on BBC One on 6 December 2020 and on Amazon Prime Video on 11 December 2020.

Cast



* Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle

** Asad-Shareef Muhammad as Young Alex Wheatle

* Robbie Gee as Simeon

* Johann Myers as Cutlass Rankin

* Jonathan Jules as Dennis Isaacs

* Elliot Edusah as Valin

* Khali Best as Badger

* Fumilayo Brown-Olateju as Dawn

* Dexter Flanders as Floyd

Reception



On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 43 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Sheyi Cole shines in 'Alex Wheatle', a harrowing biopic that barely scratches the surface of a complex life, but does so with empathy and finesse." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

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