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Synopsis

A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures in this groundbreaking depiction of
second-generation experience in 1970s London. Horace Ové's PRESSURE, Britain's first Black feature film, now restored by the BFI National Archive.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 and Official Selection New York Film Festival 2023 - joint Restoration World premiere

Details

Year
1975
Type of film
Features
Running Time
125 min
Director
Horace Ové
Producer
Robert Buckler
Executive Producer
Barrie Gavin
Editor
Alan Cumner-Price
Screenwriter
Horace Ové, Samuel Selvon
Director of Photography
Michael J. Davis
Principal Cast
Herbert Norville, Oscar James, Frank Singuineau

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 22nd September 2023

Production Company

Restored by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation.
Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
With additional thanks to the BFI Philanthropy ‘Pioneers of
Black British Filmmaking consortium’

Sales
Company

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