Babylon is set in South London at the start of the '80s a time when reggae music was at its peak and racism was rife and follows Blue the lead rapper for Ital Lion Sound in the run-up to a Sound System competition with a rival crew led by Jah Shaka. Over the course of the film Blue clashes with his friends family police and the violent racists who endeavour to make life hard for him; all of which in turn set up for the film's violent climax.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play BABYLON is the quintessential British reggae film from 1980 centring on sound system &39;toaster&39; Blue (Brinsley Forde) and his crew Ital Lion as they ready themselves for a face off with rival group Jah Shaka As the event approaches Blue&39;s personal life becomes plagued with difficulty when he is fired from his job and begins to suspect his girlfriend of cheating on him However the worst is yet to come when Blue is savagely beaten by the police and his Ital Lion brethren discover that their equipment has been destroyed Broken and succumbing to the belief that recent events are an indication of society&39;s rejection of his race Blue decides to fight back
Powerful portrayal of life for West Indian youths in London in the early 1980s. DJ for Brixton reggae sound system 'Ital Lion Sound', Blue (Brinsley Forde) is getting ready for the local sound system showdown with rival crew, Jah Shaka. But as the day of the competition approaches, Blue suddenly sees his life falling apart. After losing his job, he's beaten up by the police on a trumped-up charge, and then discovers that all of his sound equipment has been destroyed by local white residents, hostile to his music. Tired of having to deal with the constant daily pressures of racial-hatred and intolerance, Blue finally decides to take matters into his own hands, and strikes out at his oppressors.
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