The Concrete Garden

Directed by Alrick Riley
1994    23m
8.1
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.
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Cast of The Concrete Garden
  • Martha BrownMarcia
  • Claude HobbsDavid
  • Claudette DouglasMum
  • Owen WilliamsonDad
  • Colin SalmonPop Star

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