Drama

Concrete Garden

Name: Concrete Garden
Director: Alrick Riley
Genre: Drama
Released: 1994-01-01
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Martha Brown, Claude Hobbs, Claudette Douglas, Owen Williamson, Colin Salmon

January 1, 1994

23m

TMDB8.0· 2

A charming story about a West Indian girl who moves to 1950s London. Marcia has spent most of her 11 years living with her Jamaican grandmother but is sent to damp, dark London to start a new life with her parents. Missing her gran terribly, Marcia is surrounded by bullying schoolgirls, racism on TV and a jealous younger brother... Only her favourite pop star will help her feel at home. Concrete Garden is a wonderfully observed graduation film from director Alrick Riley. With warm performances from a young cast and exquisite detail in the production design, this tender short film powerfully evokes the trials and tribulations faced by kids settling in 1950s Britain.