Alex Wheatle (film)

Alex Wheatle is a 2020 historical drama film directed by Steve McQueen and co-written by McQueen and Alastair Siddons. It stars Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle, a Black British novelist who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton uprising. The film was released as part of the anthology series Small Axe on BBC One on 6 December 2020 and on Amazon Prime Video on 11 December 2020.[1]

Alex Wheatle
Publicity poster with still from Alex Wheatle. Note that the actors named at the top appear in other Small Axe films, not this one.
Written bySteve McQueen
Alastair Siddons
Directed bySteve McQueen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time66 minutes
Release
Original release
  • 6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) (United Kingdom)

Cast
  • Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle
    • Asad-Shareef Muhammad as Young Alex Wheatle
  • Robbie Gee as Simeon
  • Johann Myers as Cutlass Rankin
  • Jonathan Jules as Dennis Isaacs
  • Elliot Edusah as Valin
  • Khali Best as Badger
  • Fumilayo Brown-Olateju as Dawn
  • Dexter Flanders as Floyd

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 43 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Sheyi Cole shines in Alex Wheatle, a harrowing biopic that barely scratches the surface of a complex life, but does so with empathy and finesse."[2] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[3]

References
  1. Kanter, Jake (7 October 2020). "'Small Axe': Steve McQueen's Anthology Drama Gets BBC Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "Alex Wheatle (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Alex Wheatle Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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