Tempest

Rob Curry (2012)

76min

12A Certificate

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by Jeremy Aspinall

When a movie about urban youth is located in south London, it is too often a bleak tale about teen alienation, drugs and violence. It's refreshing, then, that this inspiring film has something positive to say about youngsters from the area. The focus here is on a multiracial group of 17 young people as they workshop Shakespeare's Tempest in and around their home patch. Switching between performance and rehearsal, the documentary - which is mercifully free of explanatory narration - allows the teenagers to provide the commentary on their lives, their interest in drama and their hopes for the future. Their down-to-earth insights into the play and its contemporary relevance are invigorating and provide a much-needed reminder that investment in the young remains as important now as it's ever been. Government ministers take note.

Cast & Crew

Prospero Zephryn Taitte

Miranda Paris Campbell

Ariel Liz Francis

Ariel Jennifer Twomey

Ariel Chloe Reader

Ariel Felina Tramonti

Ariel Charlotte Russell

Ariel Maeve Burke

Ariel Rosanna Mallinson

Caliban Emily Wallis

Caliban Roy A Weise

Antonio Charlotte Gallagher

Director Rob Curry

Director Anthony Fletcher

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Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Fifth Column FilmsGuidance: Contains swearing.Released on: 2 Nov 2012

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