Movie: Concrete Garden

Top 5 Billed Cast

Martha Brown
Martha Brown

Marcia

Claude Hobbs
Claude Hobbs

David

Claudette Douglas
Claudette Douglas

Mum

Owen Williamson
Owen Williamson

Dad

Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon

Pop Star

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    A charming story about a West Indian girl who moves to 1950s London. Marcia has spent most of her 11 years living with her Jamaican grandmother but is sent to damp, dark London to start a new life with her parents. Missing her gran terribly, Marcia is surrounded by bullying schoolgirls, racism on TV and a jealous younger brother... Only her favourite pop star will help her feel at home. Concrete Garden is a wonderfully observed graduation film from director Alrick Riley. With warm performances from a young cast and exquisite detail in the production design, this tender short film powerfully evokes the trials and tribulations faced by kids settling in 1950s Britain.

  • Release Date

    1994-01-01

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    English
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