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Directed by | Idris Elba |
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Based on | Yardie by Victor Headley |
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Cinematography | John Conroy |
Edited by | Justine Wright |
Music by | Dickon Hinchliffe |
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Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
Yardie is a 2018 British crime drama film directed by Idris Elba, in his feature directorial debut, and starring Aml Ameen, Shantol Jackson, Stephen Graham, Fraser James, Sheldon Shepherd, and Everaldo Creary. It is based on the novel of the same name by Jamaican-born writer Victor Headley. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[2]