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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Steve McQueen |
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Directed by | Steve McQueen |
Composer | Mica Levi |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Shabier Kirchner |
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Running time | 405 minutes |
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Network | BBC One |
Release | 15 November 13 December 2020 | –
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Small Axe is a British anthology film series, created and directed by Steve McQueen. The anthology consists of five films that tell distinct stories about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s.[1] Two episodes of the series were selected into the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. The series premiered on 15 November 2020 on BBC One in the United Kingdom and on 20 November 2020 on Amazon Prime Video in the United States.[2][3][4] The title references a proverb – "Small axe fall big tree" or "If you are the big tree, we are the small axe" – that was popularised by Bob Marley in his 1973 song "Small Axe".[5]
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