Yardie

Idris Elba directs this British crime drama based on Victor Headley's novel. The film follows D (Aml Ameen), a young Jamaican man still trying to come to terms with the murder of his brother some years before. After heading to London to deliver drugs for a Kingston gangster, D is reunited with his ex-girlfriend and young daughter while also getting involved with the local gangs. However, when he looks to gain his revenge on the man who killed his brother, D soon comes into conflict with vicious London mobster Rico (Stephen Graham).

Cast

Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, Fraser James, Calvin Demba, Mark Rhino Smith, Akin Gazi, Naomi Ackie, Fran Targ, Jumayn Hunter, Karl Farrer

Genres

Drama

Language

English