Alex Wheatle (2020): Cast
Alex Wheatle is a 2020 drama directed by Steve McQueen, starring Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle, Ashley McGuire and Elliot Edusah. It runs 1 hour 6 minutes.
- Runtime
- 1h 6m (66 min)
- Director
- Steve McQueen
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Turbine Studios
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Alex Wheatle About?
The premise of Alex Wheatle without spoilers.
The film chronicles the true life of award‑winning writer Alex Wheatle (Sheyi Cole), tracing his journey from a lonely childhood in a predominantly white institutional care home to finding community, identity and a love for music and DJing in Brixton. Imprisoned during the 1981 Brixton Uprising, he confronts his past and discovers a path toward healing.
Alex Wheatle Themes & Keywords
· 40 tags- 1970s
- 1980s
- prison
- orphanage
- brixton london
- reggae music
- jamaican
- police racism
- year 1981
- based on true story
- rastafarian
- aggression
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- black man
- record store
- barbershop
- beret
- christmas
- sound system
- told to undress
- marijuana
- drug dealer
- police brutality
- bedwetting
- poem
- riot
- songwriting
- asthma
- reference to c.l.r. james
- reference to the new cross house fire
- reference to the black panthers
- reference to roald dahl
- reference to desert island discs radio programme
- reference to babylon
- reference to surrey england
- reference to star wars
- reference to edward the confessor
- archival photograph
- told in flashback
- younger version of character
- character name in title
Alex Wheatle Cast & Characters
Sheyi Cole leads the cast as Alex Wheatle, with Ashley McGuire as Cook and Elliot Edusah as Valin. Directed by Steve McQueen; 10 actors are credited in all.
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Director Steve McQueen
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Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle -
Ashley McGuire as Cook -
Elliot Edusah as Valin -
William Hanson as School boy
Also Starring in Alex Wheatle
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- Khali Best Breadstick
- Zakiyyah Deen Rita
- Jonathan Jules Dennis Isaacs (2020)
- Fumilayo Brown-Olateju Dawn
- Dexter Flanders Floyd
More from Steve McQueen
More films directed by Steve McQueen: Sunshine State, Lovers Rock, All Day / I Feel Like That and Ashes.
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Alex Wheatle FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Alex Wheatle, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Alex Wheatle?
Alex Wheatle runs 1 hour 6 minutes (66 minutes).
Who directed Alex Wheatle?
Alex Wheatle was directed by Steve McQueen.
More films by Steve McQueen Who is in the cast of Alex Wheatle?
Alex Wheatle stars Sheyi Cole as Alex Wheatle, Ashley McGuire as Cook and Elliot Edusah as Valin, among 10 credited actors.
Does Alex Wheatle have a post-credit scene?
No. Alex Wheatle has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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