Dread Beat And Blood
references to violence and racism, drug references, strong language
Director(s)Franco Rosso
Production year1979
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes45m
CastLinton Kwesi Johnson
Dread Beat And Blood
references to violence and racism, drug references, strong language
DREAD BEAT AND BLOOD is a UK documentary, from 1979, about the dub poet and political activist Linton Kwesi Johnson.
DREAD BEAT AND BLOOD is a UK documentary, from 1979, about the dub poet and political activist Linton Kwesi Johnson.
violence
There are references in interviews and Johnson's poetry to tensions, caused by racist-influenced attitudes, finding release in outbreaks of violence. Accounts are given of the harsh approach of law and order to black communities, which were also threatened by the behaviour of organisations such as the National Front. There is footage from the riot at the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival in which attendees and the police engage in violent confrontations. There are also references to black-on-black violence
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k').
discrimination
There are references to historical racism directed towards black and Asian communities in the UK.
drugs
There are references to drug misuse in spoken dub poetry, including references to "ganja" and "smoking weed".
additional issues
There are sequences featuring cigarette smoking.
Classified Date:
14/03/1979
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Arts Council of G.B.
references to violence and racism, drug references, strong language
Classified Date:
25/06/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
There are references in interviews and Johnson's poetry to tensions, caused by racist-influenced attitudes, finding release in outbreaks of violence. Accounts are given of the harsh approach of law and order to black communities, which were also threatened by the behaviour of organisations such as the National Front. There is footage from the riot at the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival in which attendees and the police engage in violent confrontations. There are also references to black-on-black violence
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k').
discrimination
There are references to historical racism directed towards black and Asian communities in the UK.
drugs
There are references to drug misuse in spoken dub poetry, including references to "ganja" and "smoking weed".
additional issues
There are sequences featuring cigarette smoking.
violence
There are references in interviews and Johnson's poetry to tensions, caused by racist-influenced attitudes, finding release in outbreaks of violence. Accounts are given of the harsh approach of law and order to black communities, which were also threatened by the behaviour of organisations such as the National Front. There is footage from the riot at the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival in which attendees and the police engage in violent confrontations. There are also references to black-on-black violence
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k').
discrimination
There are references to historical racism directed towards black and Asian communities in the UK.
drugs
There are references to drug misuse in spoken dub poetry, including references to "ganja" and "smoking weed".
additional issues
There are sequences featuring cigarette smoking.
Director(s)Franco Rosso
Production year1979
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes45m
CastLinton Kwesi Johnson
Classified Date:
14/03/1979
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Arts Council of G.B.
references to violence and racism, drug references, strong language
Classified Date:
25/06/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
There are references in interviews and Johnson's poetry to tensions, caused by racist-influenced attitudes, finding release in outbreaks of violence. Accounts are given of the harsh approach of law and order to black communities, which were also threatened by the behaviour of organisations such as the National Front. There is footage from the riot at the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival in which attendees and the police engage in violent confrontations. There are also references to black-on-black violence
language
There is infrequent strong language ('f**k').
discrimination
There are references to historical racism directed towards black and Asian communities in the UK.
drugs
There are references to drug misuse in spoken dub poetry, including references to "ganja" and "smoking weed".
additional issues
There are sequences featuring cigarette smoking.
